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People QuickFacts |
Merrillville |
Indiana |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
31,896 | 6,313,520 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.4% | 3.8% |
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Population, 2000 |
30,560 | 6,080,485 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.6% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.6% | 25.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.1% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.3% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
69.7% | 87.5% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
22.9% | 8.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.3% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.5% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.2% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
9.7% | 3.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.5% | 55.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.0% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.3% | 6.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.5% | 82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.2% | 19.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.7 | 22.6 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
12,303 | 2,532,319 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.6% | 71.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$101,300 | $94,300 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,678 | 2,336,306 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.57 | 2.53 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$49,545 | $41,567 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,293 | $20,397 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
4.3% | 9.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Merrillville |
Indiana |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
212,499 | 79,806,006 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,135,133 | 67,261,298 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$36,825 | $10,928 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
D | 9,409,270 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,876 | 433,907 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 3.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
S | 1.4% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.9% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
23.7% | 27.4% |
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