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Independence Hill neighborhood in Merrillville, Indiana (IN), 46410 detailed profile


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Area: 1.561 square miles

Population: 5,178

Population density:
Independence Hill:

3,317 people per square mile
Merrillville:

1,088 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 2,09940.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1,71032.9%White
    • 1,26524.4%Black
    • 1042.0%Two or more races
    • 120.2%Some other race
Age and Sex of Residents in Independence Hill in Merrillville, IN
Median household income in 2022:
Independence Hill:

$81,370
Merrillville:

$62,221

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 40Less than $10,000
  • 326$10,000 to $19,999
  • 126$20,000 to $29,999
  • 139$30,000 to $39,999
  • 164$40,000 to $49,999
  • 154$50,000 to $59,999
  • 116$60,000 to $74,999
  • 404$75,000 to $99,999
  • 238$100,000 to $124,999
  • 62$125,000 to $149,999
  • 114$150,000 to $199,999
  • 43$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 58Less than $50,000
  • 155$50,000 to $99,999
  • 452$100,000 to $149,999
  • 589$150,000 to $199,999
  • 199$200,000 to $249,999
  • 57$250,000 to $299,999
  • 75$300,000 to $399,999
  • 7$400,000 to $499,999
  • 7$500,000 to $749,999

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 17Less than $100
  • 35$100 to $199
  • 92$200 to $299
  • 113$300 to $399
  • 17$400 to $499
  • 10$500 to $599
  • 190$600 to $699
  • 31$800 to $899
  • 50$900 to $999
  • 124$1,000 to $1,249
  • 82$1,250 to $1,499
Zip codes: 46410.

Males:

2,584
Females:

2,594
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

34.1 years
Whole city:

36.9 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

34.9 years
Whole city:

43.2 years

Average household size:
Independence Hill:

2.9 people
Merrillville:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
Independence Hill:

65.4%
Merrillville:

38.6%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

52.4%
Merrillville:

32.5%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Independence Hill:

30.5%
Merrillville:

23.7%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Independence Hill:

7.9%
Merrillville:

13.4%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Independence Hill:

20.4%
Merrillville:

20.0%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Independence Hill:

14.8%
town:

19.9%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Independence Hill:

1.1%
Merrillville:

1.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

50.5%
Merrillville:

54.2%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Independence Hill:

43.3%
Merrillville:

39.0%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

0.9%
town:

0.5%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

5.4%
Merrillville:

6.3%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Independence Hill
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Independence Hill
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 73 rooms
  • 424 rooms
  • 3885 rooms
  • 3746 rooms
  • 2707 rooms
  • 1568 rooms
  • 1639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence Hill
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence Hill
  • 01 room
  • 282 rooms
  • 473 rooms
  • 2324 rooms
  • 555 rooms
  • 566 rooms
  • 487 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Independence Hill
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Independence Hill
  • 0no bedroom
  • 81 bedroom
  • 732 bedrooms
  • 8553 bedrooms
  • 4034 bedrooms
  • 615+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence Hill
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Independence Hill
  • 0no bedroom
  • 161 bedroom
  • 1982 bedrooms
  • 1063 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:

1.9
Merrillville:

2.0

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

1.6
town:

1.1

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Independence Hill:

83.0%
Merrillville:

72.1%

Average estimated value of detached houses in 2022 (93.9% of all units):
Independence Hill:

$164,051
Indiana:

$257,916

Year house built in Independence Hill
  • Year house built in Independence Hill
  • 562020 or later
  • 1072010 to 2019
  • 1402000 to 2009
  • 611990 to 1999
  • 1801980 to 1989
  • 7031970 to 1979
  • 4251960 to 1969
  • 1821950 to 1959
  • 2831940 to 1949
  • 681939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for town in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

144.4
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 34Less than 5 minutes
  • 1745 to 9 minutes
  • 33110 to 14 minutes
  • 24115 to 19 minutes
  • 23220 to 24 minutes
  • 18825 to 29 minutes
  • 41230 to 34 minutes
  • 4035 to 39 minutes
  • 27140 to 44 minutes
  • 21345 to 59 minutes
  • 25060 to 89 minutes
  • 16590 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 86.2%2,113Drove a car alone
  • 5.5%134Carpooled
  • 1.4%35Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 1.1%26Walked
  • 4.0%99Other means
  • 4.6%113Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 14912:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 2505:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1835:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 2486:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 1426:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 1447:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 2477:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 2848:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 758:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 1319:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 10010:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 6911:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 38212:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 1284:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    7.8%
    town:

    5.0%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    town:

    1.5%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    2.4%
    town:

    0.9%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    3.8%
    town:

    1.0%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    16.3%
    town:

    13.4%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    10.8%
    town:

    14.3%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    7.2%
    town:

    9.2%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    8.3%
    town:

    9.6%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    13.5%
    town:

    13.1%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    13.7%
    town:

    10.6%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    7.2%
    town:

    9.5%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    2.8%
    town:

    6.5%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    4.3%
    town:

    5.9%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    1.8%
    town:

    0.8%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    3.8%
    town:

    4.9%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    5.8%
    town:

    7.5%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    26.9%
    town:

    24.9%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    30.5%
    town:

    25.6%

  • Percentage of females in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
    Here:

    1.6%
    town:

    2.6%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    8.2%
    town:

    4.3%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    6.5%
    town:

    1.7%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Independence Hill:

    36.4%
    Merrillville:

    16.8%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Independence Hill:

    4.5%
    Merrillville:

    4.0%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Independence Hill:

    2.2%
    Merrillville:

    1.3%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Independence Hill:

    19.4%
    Merrillville:

    6.1%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Independence Hill:

15.2%
Merrillville:

14.5%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Independence Hill:

2008
Merrillville:

2008

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Independence Hill:

74.2%
Merrillville:

66.9%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 87.9%Utility gas
  • 7.7%Electricity
  • 3.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel

Highways in this neighborhood:

US Hwy 30 (W Lincoln Hwy, W 81st Ave)

Length: 2.36 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 1710 to 3641

State Rd 55 (Taft St)

Length: 1.02 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 7300 to 8126

Roads and streets:

W Lincoln Hwy

Length: 1.83 miles
Direction: E-W

Taney Pl

Length: 1.07 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 7300 to 8041

Independence St

Length: 1.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7300 to 7999

Marshall St

Length: 1.02 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7300 to 8099

Taft Pl

Length: 0.95 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7300 to 8099

Hendricks St

Length: 0.92 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 7300 to 8099

W 78th Ave

Length: 0.82 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2200 to 3749

Grant St

Length: 0.79 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 7348 to 8109

W 79th Pl

Length: 0.79 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2000 to 3399

Chase St

Length: 0.78 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 7400 to 7999

W 78th Pl

Length: 0.63 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3899

Jennings Pl

Length: 0.60 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 7300 to 8099

Marshall Pl

Length: 0.59 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 7300 to 7999

W 73rd Pl

Length: 0.58 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 3799

W 76th Ln

Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2900 to 3799

W 77th Ave

Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2800 to 3499

Old Lincoln Hwy (W 73rd Ave)

Length: 0.53 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2799

W 77th Pl

Length: 0.50 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 3300 to 3798

W 79th Ave

Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2100 to 3399

75th Pl

Length: 0.44 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW

Noble St

Length: 0.36 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 7307 to 7799

W 74th Pl

Length: 0.36 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 3339

Bigger St

Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 7300 to 7751

W 75th Ln

Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 3299

W 75th Ave

Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3000 to 3799

W 75th Pl

Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 3299

W 74th Ln

Length: 0.28 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2900 to 3299

Wilson Pl

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 7300 to 7499

W 74th Ave

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1600 to 2972

W 80th Ave

Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 3399

W 76th Pl

Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 3799

Cleveland Pl

Length: 0.20 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 8000 to 8099

W 76th Ave

Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 2999

W 74th Ct

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 3200 to 3799

Wilson St

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7800 to 7949

W 80th Pl

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 3400 to 3599

Jennings St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7700 to 7799

Wallace St

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7600 to 7751

W 75th Ct

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 3600 to 3799

Chase Pl

Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 7900 to 8023

75th Ave

Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S

W 79th Ct

Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 2900 to 3119

Waite St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 7700 to 7799

W 73rd Ct

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 3600 to 3899

Conneting Rd

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S

W 73rd Ave (73rd Ave, W Old Lincoln Hwy)

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2801 to 3486

Wilson Ct

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 7922 to 7999

78th Ave

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W

Other features:

Turkey Creek Br

Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE

Other features:

Kaiser Ditch

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
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