Household Types in Merrillville, Indiana (Town)

Household Types#1

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountMarried1Single Female1Single Male1One-Person2Other Non-Family239.295493%48.945672%39.295493%39.3%5,31016.258418%12.183411%16.258418%16.3%2,1975.276401%4.702708%5.276401%5.3%71333.390069%28.171060%33.390069%33.4%4,5125.779620%5.997149%5.779620%5.8%781
1families 2households

Family Household Types#2

Percentage of family households with children under the age of 18.
Scope: households in Indiana and Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountMarriedSingle MomsSingle Dads60.411964%66.211211%60.411964%60.4%2,14130.107223%24.963310%30.107223%30.1%1,0679.480813%8.825479%9.480813%9.5%336

Families with Children#3

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
0%20%40%60%CountWith Children1Without Children226.226597%28.569258%26.226597%26.2%3,54473.773403%71.221301%73.773403%73.8%9,969
1with own children under the age of 18 in the household 2without own children under the age of 18 in the household

Household Types by Race#4

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Indiana and Merrillville
Merrillville
Indiana
Other Non-Family1
One-Person1
Single Male2
Single Female2
Married2
50%0%50%CountAsian3Other3Hispanic4Black3White5Mixed3-0.000000%-0.000000%-8.823529%-0.000000%-6.317595%-4.413118%-22.905945%-10.198652%-8.823529%9%91.176471%56.164690%91.176471%91%102-6.574924%-9.327217%-11.467890%-11.926606%-18.482886%-9.641787%-17.646566%-6.766019%-39.296636%39%60.703364%47.462743%60.703364%61%654-15.959253%-3.056027%-17.996604%-13.412564%-16.005627%-9.250482%-18.329715%-6.961561%-50.424448%50%49.575552%49.452616%49.575552%50%589-21.783991%-5.142287%-32.451323%-2.479614%-29.066284%-5.894388%-36.577994%-4.720283%-61.857214%62%38.142786%23.741052%38.142786%38%6,009-10.381212%-5.530973%-39.703880%-7.947583%-10.099219%-4.330164%-27.884729%-5.964850%-63.563649%64%36.436351%51.721038%36.436351%36%5,876-49.823322%-0.000000%-13.780919%-2.826855%-20.723963%-4.465347%-30.130055%-8.991816%-66.431095%66%33.568905%35.688818%33.568905%34%283
Count number of households headed by given race
1households 2families 3including Hispanics 4White Hispanic 5non-Hispanic

Map of Household Types by Tract in Merrillville

Married Household Types by Tract#5

Married as a percentage of households (%):
31.8%35.7%39.6%43.4%47.3%51.2%

Single Female Household Types by Tract#6

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
6.3%9.8%13.2%16.7%20.1%23.6%

Single Male Household Types by Tract#7

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
2.4%3.9%5.4%6.8%8.2%9.7%

One-Person Household Types by Tract#8

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
18%25%31%38%44%51%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Tract#9

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
2.5%3.8%5.1%6.3%7.6%8.9%

With Children Household Types by Tract#10

With Children as a percentage of households (%):
10%16%22%28%33%39%
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Map of Household Types by Block Group in Merrillville

Married Household Types by Block Group#11

Married as a percentage of households (%):
19%30%40%50%60%70%

Single Female Household Types by Block Group#12

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
3%10%16%22%28%35%

Single Male Household Types by Block Group#13

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.6%5.2%7.8%10.4%13.0%

One-Person Household Types by Block Group#14

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
4%15%24%34%44%54%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block Group#15

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.9%9.1%11.5%
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Map of Household Types by Block in Merrillville

Married Household Types by Block#17

Married as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Female Household Types by Block#18

Single Female as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Single Male Household Types by Block#19

Single Male as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

One-Person Household Types by Block#20

One-Person as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%

Other Non-Family Household Types by Block#21

Other Non-Family as a percentage of households (%):
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Household Types by Place in the Chicago Area

There are 388 places in the Chicago Area. This section compares Merrillville to all of the places in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Merrillville, selected other places in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%20%40%60%80%Count#RiverwoodsGolfGreen OaksS BarringtonSpring GroveDeer ParkHawthorn WdsTower LakesKenilworthTrout ValleyKildeerInvernessThird LakeN BarringtonW SpgsWinnetkaLily LakeCampton HillsBig RockPrestburyWayneGlencoeLake BluffLong GroveChannahonFrankfortPlainfieldWinfieldLakewoodGilbertsWadsworthNapervilleBolingbrookNewarkS WilmingtonArlington HtsMcHenryAuroraCrown PointJolietMazonIndianaMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralRensselaerChicago AreaLakeTown of PinesRoss TownshipMerrillvilleNorth ChicagoMerrillvilleFox LakeChicagoHarveyRiverdalePhoenixRobbinsFord Heights87.820513%87.820513%88%1,096187.591241%87.591241%88%120286.228070%86.228070%86%983383.791025%83.791025%84%1,251483.333333%83.333333%83%1,590583.229260%83.229260%83%933683.208020%83.208020%83%1,992783.204134%83.204134%83%322881.179423%81.179423%81%647981.005587%81.005587%81%1451080.152091%80.152091%80%1,0541178.887251%78.887251%79%2,1411278.472222%78.472222%78%3391378.457197%78.457197%78%8341478.276727%78.276727%78%3,4341577.720079%77.720079%78%3,1431677.662338%77.662338%78%2991777.607275%77.607275%78%2,7311877.481840%77.481840%77%3201976.339869%76.339869%76%5842076.124197%76.124197%76%7112175.931325%75.931325%76%2,3442275.251004%75.251004%75%1,4992374.674507%74.674507%75%1,7782473.962656%73.962656%74%2,8522573.639821%73.639821%74%4,4532673.424768%73.424768%73%9,1012773.179612%73.179612%73%1,2062873.030303%73.030303%73%9642972.976680%72.976680%73%1,5963068.633791%68.633791%69%8495665.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k7765.031789%65.031789%65%14,32014.3k8361.780105%61.780105%62%23611159.016393%59.016393%59%18013957.015772%57.015772%57%17,49717.5k16654.687347%54.687347%55%5,57119454.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k19652.528902%52.528902%53%5,81622250.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k23950.000000%50.000000%50%18424948.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.670251%47.670251%48%1,06427747.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M44.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k44.000000%44.000000%44%13230541.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.847446%41.847446%42%7,77439.399267%39.399267%39%2,68933239.295493%39.295493%39%5,31033334.899185%34.899185%35%1,62736032.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k36423.742727%23.742727%24%2,28538423.036754%23.036754%23%1,14738522.809458%22.809458%23%16438620.739457%20.739457%21%35938713.753878%13.753878%14%133388
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 388 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in Indiana

There are 679 places in Indiana. This section compares Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in Indiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 17,634.

Married by Place#28

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Merrillville, selected other places in Indiana, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%20%40%60%Count#GrangerZionsvilleCarmelFishersWestfieldBrownsburgMunsterNoblesvilleScherervilleCrown PointFranklinPlainfieldIndianaSeymourMidwestUnited StatesHobartGreenwoodHighlandEast North CentralChicago AreaPortageColumbusGoshenJeffersonvilleGreenfieldLakeLawrenceRoss TownshipMerrillvilleFort WayneLogansportValparaisoKokomoMerrillvilleClarksvilleRichmondVincennesLa PorteShelbyvilleNew CastleHammondNew AlbanyLafayetteTerre HauteMishawakaIndianapolisEvansvilleElkhartAndersonSouth BendMarionMichigan CityMuncieEast ChicagoW LafayetteBloomingtonGary74.978699%74.978699%75%7,920168.559097%68.559097%69%6,195264.995529%64.995529%65%21,08021.1k364.076785%64.076785%64%19,69419.7k463.673609%63.673609%64%7,460557.601713%57.601713%58%5,111655.081628%55.081628%55%4,791754.707286%54.707286%55%11,92411.9k852.859135%52.859135%53%6,064952.528902%52.528902%53%5,8161050.363657%50.363657%50%4,5011149.504081%49.504081%50%5,6401248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.537780%48.537780%49%3,6681348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M48.115010%48.115010%48%5,5391447.828158%47.828158%48%10,04210.0k1547.814584%47.814584%48%4,5181647.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M46.718978%46.718978%47%6,7281746.708213%46.708213%47%8,7691845.839735%45.839735%46%5,6691945.429441%45.429441%45%8,0612045.374502%45.374502%45%3,7622144.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k41.885389%41.885389%42%7,6602241.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k2341.317184%41.317184%41%2,7292441.264694%41.264694%41%5,0902539.901751%39.901751%40%10,07210.1k2639.295493%39.295493%39%5,3102738.636614%38.636614%39%3,5142838.630589%38.630589%39%5,6252938.453998%38.453998%38%2,7463038.193479%38.193479%38%3,5733137.711193%37.711193%38%2,8573236.737805%36.737805%37%2,6513336.724096%36.724096%37%10,46610.5k3435.969572%35.969572%36%5,4853535.885538%35.885538%36%11,13611.1k3635.765385%35.765385%36%8,0493735.576970%35.576970%36%7,3473835.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3935.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k4034.768455%34.768455%35%6,6224134.271919%34.271919%34%8,0214233.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k4333.494407%33.494407%33%3,7434433.204997%33.204997%33%4,2264532.075881%32.075881%32%8,8774629.378365%29.378365%29%3,0014729.112579%29.112579%29%3,8354826.334851%26.334851%26%7,9264925.172248%25.172248%25%7,85550
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

Married by Place#34

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Merrillville, selected other places in the Midwest, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%20%40%60%Count#NapervilleOlatheAuroraSterling HtsElginOverland ParkDearbornJolietIndianaRochesterMidwestUnited StatesEast North CentralChicago AreaSioux FallsLakeLincolnCedar RapidsWichitaRoss TownshipMerrillvilleDavenportFort WayneOmahaWarrenKenoshaIndependenceTopekaGreen BayMerrillvilleColumbiaDes MoinesKansas CitySpringfieldRockfordPeoriaFargoSt. PaulMadisonIndianapolisAnn ArborEvansvilleKansas CityGrand RapidsSouth BendSpringfieldColumbusChicagoMinneapolisToledoAkronLansingMilwaukeeDaytonSt. LouisCincinnatiFlintClevelandDetroit65.857449%65.857449%66%33,47633.5k161.016543%61.016543%61%28,03128.0k254.417687%54.417687%54%33,64733.6k353.627849%53.627849%54%26,68226.7k453.370913%53.370913%53%18,93618.9k550.967259%50.967259%51%38,80838.8k650.925541%50.925541%51%15,92915.9k750.743906%50.743906%51%24,04524.0k848.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.651520%48.651520%49%21,52121.5k948.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M45.285163%45.285163%45%30,28430.3k1044.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k43.887073%43.887073%44%47,92647.9k1143.627841%43.627841%44%23,54923.5k1243.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1341.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.818762%41.818762%42%17,04717.0k1441.584720%41.584720%42%43,21943.2k1541.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1641.204321%41.204321%41%21,93121.9k1740.926662%40.926662%41%15,35215.4k1840.857904%40.857904%41%19,77419.8k1939.666945%39.666945%40%20,91420.9k2039.300581%39.300581%39%16,71116.7k2139.295493%39.295493%39%5,31038.602113%38.602113%39%17,82817.8k2238.469588%38.469588%38%31,98432.0k2338.369165%38.369165%38%21,02421.0k2437.223668%37.223668%37%18,74118.7k2536.976305%36.976305%37%21,73821.7k2636.478643%36.478643%36%17,15717.2k2736.008880%36.008880%36%18,49218.5k2835.827167%35.827167%36%40,33140.3k2935.737175%35.737175%36%37,80637.8k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.468168%35.468168%35%16,75816.8k3235.183303%35.183303%35%18,00418.0k3335.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3434.985219%34.985219%35%25,56325.6k3533.702519%33.702519%34%12,96313.0k3633.648493%33.648493%34%24,23624.2k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4030.416797%30.416797%30%36,02936.0k4129.854832%29.854832%30%25,19325.2k4228.960565%28.960565%29%14,03414.0k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4424.932094%24.932094%25%14,31914.3k4524.339119%24.339119%24%34,10334.1k4622.832125%22.832125%23%30,74330.7k4722.461669%22.461669%22%8,9954821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Household Types by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Merrillville to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Merrillville. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Married by Place#40

Percentage of households.
Scope: households in Merrillville, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Merrillville
0%20%40%Count#San JoseVirginia BchIndianaEl PasoMidwestUnited StatesColorado SpgsMesaEast North CentralChicago AreaArlingtonFort WorthLakeSan DiegoOklahoma CityWichitaSan AntonioLas VegasRoss TownshipMerrillvilleOmahaJacksonvillePhoenixFresnoCharlotteMerrillvilleAlbuquerqueLouisvilleRaleighHoustonPortlandLos AngelesLong BeachSacramentoTulsaAustinNashville-DavidsonNew YorkSeattleIndianapolisDallasKansas CityOaklandSan FranciscoDenverTucsonColumbusChicagoMiamiMinneapolisMemphisPhiladelphiaMilwaukeeBostonWashingtonBaltimoreAtlantaClevelandDetroit55.386884%55.386884%55%175,752176k150.131635%50.131635%50%83,97584.0k248.945672%48.945672%49%1,230,4101.23M48.638682%48.638682%49%107,759108k348.436385%48.436385%48%12,755,47612.8M48.235831%48.235831%48%56,781,40556.8M47.895643%47.895643%48%85,14685.1k447.782635%47.782635%48%82,52382.5k547.762961%47.762961%48%8,639,3848.64M47.636007%47.636007%48%1,650,5601.65M46.337303%46.337303%46%62,48462.5k645.842907%45.842907%46%128,097128k744.241338%44.241338%44%81,46681.5k44.202081%44.202081%44%216,687217k843.611312%43.611312%44%102,709103k943.572325%43.572325%44%65,93865.9k1042.010553%42.010553%42%206,539207k1141.949568%41.949568%42%91,94891.9k1241.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.847446%41.847446%42%7,77441.360080%41.360080%41%72,30972.3k1341.245889%41.245889%41%132,813133k1440.940267%40.940267%41%220,614221k1540.523657%40.523657%41%66,49066.5k1640.082441%40.082441%40%124,272124k1739.295493%39.295493%39%5,31039.283391%39.283391%39%86,94286.9k1838.927190%38.927190%39%96,21496.2k1938.903192%38.903192%39%67,69767.7k2038.318218%38.318218%38%318,488318k2138.227288%38.227288%38%98,02798.0k2238.155187%38.155187%38%517,503518k2337.868093%37.868093%38%62,07362.1k2437.658800%37.658800%38%67,73567.7k2537.643537%37.643537%38%62,12262.1k2637.108155%37.108155%37%132,996133k2736.666962%36.666962%37%95,12495.1k2836.211762%36.211762%36%1,132,7931.13M2935.728916%35.728916%36%108,672109k3035.561538%35.561538%36%117,953118k3135.369321%35.369321%35%172,551173k3235.175851%35.175851%35%69,09169.1k3334.940889%34.940889%35%55,53455.5k3434.723947%34.723947%35%123,894124k3533.868546%33.868546%34%95,19595.2k3633.463674%33.463674%33%69,49169.5k3732.713038%32.713038%33%111,312111k3832.670426%32.670426%33%340,615341k3930.542991%30.542991%31%49,35949.4k4030.490627%30.490627%30%51,77451.8k4129.333916%29.333916%29%73,81073.8k4227.583532%27.583532%28%160,700161k4327.580768%27.580768%28%63,65263.7k4426.857136%26.857136%27%69,64769.6k4524.844691%24.844691%25%68,70768.7k4624.253762%24.253762%24%58,79558.8k4724.238551%24.238551%24%45,89445.9k4821.384235%21.384235%21%35,72635.7k4920.285620%20.285620%20%52,13152.1k50
Count number of this household type
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage of this household type

Definitions

According to the US Census definition, a household consists of all the people who occupy a housing unit. This page reports on the types of households in Merrillville. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Family: a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together
  • Married: a husband and wife that are part of the same household1
  • Single Female: female householder, no husband present, with other family members in the household
  • Single Male: male householder, no wife present, with other family members in the household
  • One Person: householder living alone
  • Other Non-Family: householder living with other people that are not family members

1as defined by the US Census Bureau (please direct comments and complaints to them)

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State:
Indiana
County:
Lake
Metro Area:
Chicago Area
Township:
Ross
ZIP Codes:
46307, 46342, 46410
Unified School District:
Merrillville
Congressional District:
IN-1
State Senate Districts:
IN-2, IN-3
State House Districts:
IN-14, IN-19
Neighboring Cities:
Crown Point, Gary, Hobart
Neighboring Towns:
Griffith, Schererville, Winfield
Nearby Cities:
Lake Station
Nearby Towns:
Cedar Lake, Dyer, Highland, New Chicago, St. John
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Lakes of the Four Seasons, Salt Creek Commons, Shorewood Forest, Wheeler