Living in Merrillville
Merrillville's population was 36,476 in July 2026. There were 1,034 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. The city had 8 schools in 2026. In July 2026, owner occupation was 70.5% and the vacancy rate was 4.48%.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Merrillville?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
Median gross rent was US$1,282 per month, while the median home value was US$211,400 in July 2026. 57.1% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 55.51 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 1,586 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 41.89 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 160 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638)30Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross rent | $1,282/month | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 57.06 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Housing vacancy rate (legacy series) | 4.48 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Property crime per 100,000 residents | 1,670 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,275 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)2Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,127 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
Is Merrillville a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
6.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,296 of 37,407 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.Work and income
Median household income was US$67,587 a year in July 2026.
Merrillville 7.5%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | 67,587 USD/year | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband | 69.14 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 87.72 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households with internet but no subscription | 1.92 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households without internet | 10.05 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households with satellite internet | 7.42 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Median gross salary | 3,186 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 4,043 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | www.bls.gov20Official |
| Unemployment rate | 7.51 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
What does a salary buy in Merrillville?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,149 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,275 |
| Public transport passnot published for this city | — |
| Utilities, 85 m²€160 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638) · 2025-12-31 | − €160 |
| Internet€56 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638) · 2025-12-31 | − €56 |
| Mobile plan€42 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638) · 2025-12-31 | − €42 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €1,617 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Merrillville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Merrillville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental health provider ratio | 23 ratio | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official |
| Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents | 1,034 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official |
| Preventable hospitalizations | 4,096 per 100,000 people | 30 Jun 2026 | HRSA mental health provider ratio12Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Merrillville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,420 incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2025 | Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City9Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 144 per 100,000 people | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official |
Mobility and administration
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average commute time | 32.11 minutes | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Workers commuting by bicycle | 0.02 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Workers commuting by public transport | 1.91 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Workers walking to work | 1.53 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Nearest airport | GYY | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports17Official |
| Distance to nearest airport | 16 km | 3 Aug 2026 | OurAirports17Official |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Merrillville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Merrillville 8.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 8.38 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202429Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -0.278 · Feb 2.11 · Mar 8.56 · Apr 15.72 · May 21.83 · Jun 27.06 · Jul 28.61 · Aug 27.67 · Sep 24.89 · Oct 17.72 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 2.72 °C | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00125174 (LOWELL WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -9.44 · Feb -7.94 · Mar -2.61 · Apr 3.17 · May 9.39 · Jun 15.06 · Jul 16.94 · Aug 15.78 · Sep 11.39 · Oct 5 · Nov -1 · Dec -6.17 °C | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00125174 (LOWELL WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.08 · Feb -2.93 · Mar 2.97 · Apr 9.17 · May 15.03 · Jun 20.68 · Jul 23.47 · Aug 22.79 · Sep 18.97 · Oct 11.63 · Nov 4.78 · Dec -1.2 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center13Official |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 59.18 · Feb 48.51 · Mar 59.44 · Apr 93.47 · May 107.7 · Jun 129.8 · Jul 109.5 · Aug 108.5 · Sep 83.06 · Oct 90.42 · Nov 66.55 · Dec 56.9 mm | 1991–2020 | NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00125174 (LOWELL WWTP)16Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 140.1 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 10.13 µg/m³ | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| PM2.5 monitoring sites | 14 monitors | 1 Jul 2026 | EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county |
| Annual precipitation | 854 mm | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Maximum July temperature | 22.24 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Average annual temperature | 11.27 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
| Minimum January temperature | 0.24 °C | 30 Jun 2026 | NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation |
Similar climate. In United States: Elgin ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 2,296 is not 2.4% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport93.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign-resident share | 2.42 % | 31 Dec 2020 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,296 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Population density | 434.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2025 | Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official |
| Population | 37,407 people | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | 211,400 USD | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Owner-occupied homes | 70.49 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Labour force participation rate | 61.3 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Residents born abroad | 6.29 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Naturalized citizens, share of residents | 3.88 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Non-citizens, share of residents | 2.42 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Flu vaccination coverage | 62.48 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official |
| Mammography screening coverage | 79.1 % | 30 Jun 2026 | CDC mammography screening rate6Official |
| Residents without health insurance | 6.53 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher | 26.12 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Crime reporting agencies | 1 agencies | 1 Jul 2026 | FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official |
| Households with a vehicle available | 91.63 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS median gross rent3Official |
| Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database | 0 agencies | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Workers aged 16 and over | 16,898 workers | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Workers mainly working from home | 7.26 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
| Households using cellular data plans | 82.72 % | 4 Jul 2026 | ACS total population4Official |
Alternatives for people set on Merrillville
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Oak Park as a Merrillville alternative in the same region
59 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, city: €5,285 Oak Park vs €3,186 Merrillville+66%
- Unemployment: 5.6% Oak Park vs 7.5% Merrillville−26%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,931 (2024) Oak Park vs 1,420 (2025) Merrillvilleno percentage
- Residents: 52,823 Oak Park vs 37,407 Merrillville+41%
- Nearest airport: 11.0 km Oak Park vs 16.0 km Merrillville−31%
- Foreign residents: 2.8% Oak Park vs 2.4% Merrillville+17%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Oak Park vs 8.4 µg/m³ Merrillville−7%
Plainfield as a Merrillville alternative in the same country
74 km away, better on 5 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,186 Merrillville+52%
- Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.4% Merrillville+153%
- Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 7.5% Merrillville−50%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 (2024) Plainfield vs 1,420 (2025) Merrillvilleno percentage
- Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 16.0 km Merrillville−44%
- Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 37,407 Merrillville+34%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 8.4 µg/m³ Merrillville−7%
Cities near Merrillville
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Salary
- 5,611 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Alternative cities in United States
Other cities in United States to compare with Merrillville, nearest in population first.
How does Merrillville compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Merrillville's.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Merrillville?
The median gross salary is 4,043 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.
What is the unemployment rate in Merrillville?
The unemployment rate is 7.51 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is the air quality good in Merrillville?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.38 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.
How safe is Merrillville?
Police recorded 1,420 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.
How many people live in Merrillville?
The published population is 37,407 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.
How many foreign residents live in Merrillville?
2,296 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.
Is Merrillville a good place to live?
Merrillville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Merrillville?
Crown Point, Hobart, Schererville, Griffith, Winfield are near Merrillville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Merrillville, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c8a7f397653b22994e1c6d60025950a9]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/merrillville/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_merrillville-united-states-population-rent-salary-jobs_f611b6535458,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Merrillville, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {c8a7f397653b22994e1c6d60025950a9},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/merrillville/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Merrillville, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/merrillville/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version c8a7f397653b22994e1c6d60025950a9; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS median gross rent api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
- ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
- CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- CDC mammography screening rate data.cdc.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
- Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-10-04
- EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-01
Show 22 more sources
- FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-07-01
- HRSA mental health provider ratio data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- NCES CCD public school count nces.ed.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-06-30
- NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00125174 (LOWELL WWTP) NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb Places (layer 4 incorporated places, layer 5 CDPs; identical query) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-09-11
- U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program www2.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- www.bls.gov bls.gov · checked 2026-08-27
- Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
- Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-26
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024 aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-07-26
- Numbeo - Cost of Living in Merrillville (Wayback Machine capture 20250625052638) numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-31
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q1018273 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q2087890 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.