Language Spoken At Home in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 32,841 | 100% |
English only | 29,311 | 89.3% |
Language other than English | 3,530 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,260 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 2,272 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 918 | 2.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 944 | 2.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 306 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 152 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 162 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,201 | 100% |
American | 1,232 | 3.5% |
Arab | 29 | 0.1% |
Czech | 138 | 0.4% |
Danish | 49 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 714 | 2.0% |
English | 1,555 | 4.4% |
French (except Basque) | 325 | 0.9% |
French Canadian | 33 | 0.1% |
German | 3,509 | 10.0% |
Greek | 399 | 1.1% |
Hungarian | 435 | 1.2% |
Irish | 2,579 | 7.3% |
Italian | 1,090 | 3.1% |
Lithuanian | 71 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 114 | 0.3% |
Polish | 1,396 | 4.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 188 | 0.5% |
Scotch-Irish | 204 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 266 | 0.8% |
Slovak | 435 | 1.2% |
Subsaharan African | 863 | 2.5% |
Swedish | 98 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 25 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 31 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 144 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 76 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,180 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,417 | 63.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,922 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 5,607 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,329 | 17.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 637 | 4.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 288 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,173 | 16.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,305 | 9.9% |
Nonfamily households | 4,763 | 36.1% |
Householder living alone | 4,174 | 31.7% |
65 years and over | 1,535 | 11.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,453 | 33.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,277 | 24.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 34,692 | 100% |
Householder | 13,180 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 5,594 | 16.1% |
Child | 11,769 | 33.9% |
Other relatives | 2,452 | 7.1% |
Nonrelatives | 1,697 | 4.9% |
Unmarried partner | 862 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,944 | 100% |
Never married | 4,660 | 36.0% |
Now married, except separated | 6,219 | 48.0% |
Separated | 192 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 413 | 3.2% |
Divorced | 1,460 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,694 | 100% |
Never married | 4,490 | 30.6% |
Now married, except separated | 5,992 | 40.8% |
Separated | 385 | 2.6% |
Widowed | 1,619 | 11.0% |
Divorced | 2,208 | 15.0% |
Fertility in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 605 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 220 | 36.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 117 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 32 | 0% |
Grandparents in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 866 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 424 | 49.0% |
Less than 1 year | 214 | 24.7% |
1 or 2 years | 114 | 13.2% |
3 or 4 years | 14 | 1.6% |
5 or more years | 82 | 9.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 424 | 100% |
Who are female | 256 | 60.4% |
Who are married | 340 | 80.2% |
School Enrollment in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 9,815 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 366 | 3.7% |
Kindergarten | 743 | 7.6% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,980 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,259 | 23.0% |
College or graduate school | 2,467 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 23,225 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 727 | 3.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,800 | 7.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,209 | 35.3% |
Some college, no degree | 6,040 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 1,861 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,880 | 12.4% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,708 | 7.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.8% |
Veteran Status in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,908 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,705 | 10.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 34,780 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,064 | 14.6% |
Under 18 years | 9,251 | 100% |
With a disability | 445 | 4.8% |
18 to 64 years | 20,945 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,668 | 12.7% |
65 years and over | 4,584 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,951 | 42.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 34,633 | 100% |
Same house | 29,524 | 85.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,012 | 14.5% |
Same county | 3,140 | 9.1% |
Different county | 1,872 | 5.4% |
Same state | 616 | 1.8% |
Different state | 1,256 | 3.6% |
Abroad | 97 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,201 | 100% |
Native | 33,437 | 95.0% |
Born in United States | 33,195 | 94.3% |
State of residence | 20,929 | 59.5% |
Different state | 12,266 | 34.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 242 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 1,764 | 5.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,764 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,072 | 60.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 692 | 39.2% |
Year of Entry in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,006 | 100% |
Native | 242 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 242 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,764 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 65 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,699 | 96.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Merrillville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,764 | 100% |
Europe | 608 | 34.5% |
Asia | 207 | 11.7% |
Africa | 78 | 4.4% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 871 | 49.4% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |