| ECONOMY | Shelby township | Merrillville | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 10.70% | 9.70% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -4.05% | -0.59% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 21.20% | 29.12% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 4.35% | 3.40% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $15,714 | $24,321 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $37,643 | $53,225 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 15.23% | 8.52% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 16.91% | 8.64% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 14.79% | 12.11% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 18.23% | 17.65% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 21.08% | 25.44% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 8.49% | 15.59% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 3.88% | 9.22% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 0.81% | 1.95% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.51% | 0.79% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.00% | 0.10% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 8.54% | 10.30% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 16.50% | 19.04% | 20.61% |
| Service | 15.57% | 14.17% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 17.78% | 27.84% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 2.73% | 0.05% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 9.36% | 9.69% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 29.46% | 18.92% | 14.05% |
