Merrillville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 36,233 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Merrillville is the 26th largest community in Indiana.Merrillville is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Merrillville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Merrillville who work in office and administrative support (12.66%), sales jobs (7.26%), and management occupations (7.25%). In Merrillville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.06 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The population of Merrillville overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Merrillville, 24.37% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Merrillville in 2022 was $34,226, which is upper middle income relative to Indiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $136,904 for a family of four. However, Merrillville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Merrillville is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Merrillville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Merrillville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Merrillville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.33% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Merrillville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Merrillville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
