Language Spoken At Home in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 27,304 | 100% |
English only | 23,284 | 85.3% |
Language other than English | 4,020 | 14.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,322 | 4.8% |
Spanish | 1,173 | 4.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 189 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,164 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 833 | 3.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 294 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 128 | 0.5% |
Other languages | 389 | 1.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 172 | 0.6% |
Ancestry in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,024 | 100% |
American | 1,473 | 5.1% |
Arab | 550 | 1.9% |
Czech | 266 | 0.9% |
Danish | 66 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 898 | 3.1% |
English | 2,179 | 7.5% |
French (except Basque) | 608 | 2.1% |
French Canadian | 76 | 0.3% |
German | 6,653 | 22.9% |
Greek | 501 | 1.7% |
Hungarian | 460 | 1.6% |
Irish | 3,875 | 13.4% |
Italian | 1,833 | 6.3% |
Lithuanian | 233 | 0.8% |
Norwegian | 95 | 0.3% |
Polish | 5,032 | 17.3% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 383 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 437 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 216 | 0.7% |
Slovak | 896 | 3.1% |
Subsaharan African | 65 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 717 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 98 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 81 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 169 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,748 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 7,637 | 65.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,126 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 6,227 | 53.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,301 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 354 | 3.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 215 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,056 | 9.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 610 | 5.2% |
Nonfamily households | 4,111 | 35.0% |
Householder living alone | 3,463 | 29.5% |
65 years and over | 1,196 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,295 | 28.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,954 | 25.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,825 | 100% |
Householder | 11,748 | 40.8% |
Spouse | 6,180 | 21.4% |
Child | 8,785 | 30.5% |
Other relatives | 1,039 | 3.6% |
Nonrelatives | 1,073 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 697 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,469 | 100% |
Never married | 3,491 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,601 | 57.6% |
Separated | 16 | 0.1% |
Widowed | 175 | 1.5% |
Divorced | 1,186 | 10.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,380 | 100% |
Never married | 3,018 | 24.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,310 | 51.0% |
Separated | 172 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,327 | 10.7% |
Divorced | 1,553 | 12.5% |
Fertility in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 295 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 71 | 24.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 20 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 109 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 3 | 0% |
Grandparents in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 289 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 78 | 27.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 35 | 12.1% |
3 or 4 years | 12 | 4.2% |
5 or more years | 31 | 10.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 78 | 100% |
Who are female | 48 | 61.5% |
Who are married | 70 | 89.7% |
School Enrollment in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,793 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 393 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 418 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,689 | 39.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,428 | 21.0% |
College or graduate school | 1,865 | 27.5% |
Educational Attainment in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,437 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 736 | 3.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 859 | 4.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,996 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 4,253 | 20.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,994 | 9.8% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,919 | 19.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,680 | 13.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 92.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.3% |
Veteran Status in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 22,730 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,869 | 8.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 28,966 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,868 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 6,240 | 100% |
With a disability | 102 | 1.6% |
18 to 64 years | 18,633 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,241 | 6.7% |
65 years and over | 4,093 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,525 | 37.3% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 28,626 | 100% |
Same house | 26,176 | 91.4% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,428 | 8.5% |
Same county | 1,686 | 5.9% |
Different county | 742 | 2.6% |
Same state | 173 | 0.6% |
Different state | 569 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 22 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 29,024 | 100% |
Native | 26,506 | 91.3% |
Born in United States | 26,199 | 90.3% |
State of residence | 15,164 | 52.2% |
Different state | 11,035 | 38.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 307 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 2,518 | 8.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,518 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,640 | 65.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 878 | 34.9% |
Year of Entry in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,825 | 100% |
Native | 307 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 307 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 2,518 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 0.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,495 | 99.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Schererville Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,518 | 100% |
Europe | 1,333 | 52.9% |
Asia | 639 | 25.4% |
Africa | 119 | 4.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 404 | 16.0% |
Northern America | 23 | 0.9% |