People QuickFacts	Merrillville	Indiana
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	35,215	6,516,922
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	35,246	6,483,800
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	-0.1%	0.5%
 	Population, 2010    	35,246	6,483,802
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.4%	6.7%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	25.5%	24.8%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	13.7%	13.0%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	53.0%	50.8% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	46.4%	84.3%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	44.5%	9.1%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.3%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	1.2%	1.6%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	Z	0.0%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.2%	2.0%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	12.9%	6.0%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	40.0%	81.5% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	85.8%	83.9%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	4.4%	4.4%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	10.3%	7.8%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	88.4%	86.2%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	18.9%	22.4%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	27.9	22.8 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	69.0%	71.5%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	29.2%	18.6%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$132,700	$123,000
 	Households, 2006-2010    	13,277	2,465,402
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.56	2.53
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$23,086	$24,058
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$49,785	$47,697
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	11.8%	13.5%

   	Business QuickFacts	Merrillville	Indiana
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	3,117	482,847
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	22.3%	4.6%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.5%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	4.2%	1.8%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.0%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.5%	1.8%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	26.3%	26.8% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	122,044	221,877,814
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	195,819	67,634,947
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	1,071,206	78,745,589
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$33,424	$12,408
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	141,159	11,669,759

   	Geography QuickFacts	Merrillville	Indiana
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	33.22	35,826.11
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	1,061.1	181.0
 	FIPS Code    	48528	18
 	Counties    	Lake County
 	

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms

Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts