PlainZIP

Merrillville, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrillville, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 38,340. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MERRILLVILLE-IN · Merrillville, IN 1 ZIPs · 38,340 pop · #15814/25278 · Lake County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,127
  • RANK-LOWER #15814/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Griffith
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 66% owners
  • POP-SMALL 38,340
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $208,100

Nearest income peer: Griffith, IN (+ $10,535 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Merrillville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Merrillville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Merrillville, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
38,340
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,127
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,127 and poverty 13.1% concentrate in 46410.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Merrillville as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, La Fontaine is the closest lower-income city and Winamac the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merrillville.

Population concentration

Merrillville reads through its lone ZIP, 46410

38,340 ACS residents, one ZIP: 46410 is not the leading code inside Merrillville, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Merrillville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,553 establishments, 27,127 employees , annual payroll $1,550,054k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 46410 (1,553 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (306) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Merrillville, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Lake County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrillville. See the Lake County roll-up →

Merrillville sits in the lower half of Lake County on income: Crown Point, Hobart and Schererville report more, Gary, Hammond and East Chicago report less. Dyer marks the far end of that range at $116,652, 82% above Merrillville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
46410 38,340 $64,127 1,553 502
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Merrillville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Merrillville, .