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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Merrillville Community School is $24,526, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Merrillville Community School median household income is $52,786. On average Merrillville Community School residents spend 29.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #114

Merrillville Community School	24,526 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	31,519 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	36,164 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	27,277 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #99

Merrillville Community School	52,786 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	62,332 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Merrillville Community School	1.40%
Indiana	17.25%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Merrillville Community School median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Merrillville Community School		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.65%	$7,784, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.31%	$18,867, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.29%	$3,021, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.84%	$17,288, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	63,407 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Merrillville Community School	72,954 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
White	$51,678, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$54,814, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$59,615, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$71,467, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,406, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$49,286, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,042, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$43,361, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,343, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,328, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$37,763, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	37,958, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	18,846, 49.65%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,367, 65.62%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.07%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,354, 65.55%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,076, 89.66%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,278, 10.34%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,479, 34.38%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	19,112, 50.35%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,640, 60.90%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,640, 60.90%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,368, 89.07%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,272, 10.93%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,472, 39.10%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,008, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,991, 85.64%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,851, 8.81%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	364, 1.73%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	59, 0.28%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	430, 2.05%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	313, 1.49%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Merrillville Community School	29.0 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,444	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	11,076, 51.65%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,549, 23.01%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,027, 18.30%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,546, 13.96%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 0.34%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	860, 7.76%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,207, 28.95%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	10,368, 48.35%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,884, 37.46%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,901, 18.34%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,519, 33.94%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,056, 10.19%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Merrillville Community School	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,444, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 0.26%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	884, 4.12%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,668, 17.11%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	342, 1.59%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,776, 12.95%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,683, 7.85%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	328, 1.53%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	856, 3.99%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,739, 8.11%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,770, 22.24%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,511, 11.71%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,052, 4.91%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	780, 3.64%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Merrillville Community School	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,095	15.28%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,000	8.94%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.