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Merrillville, IN vs Flora, IN

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- Flora is 0% more densely populated than Merrillville.
- People are 17.0% more likely to be married in Flora.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Flora.
 Merrillville, INFlora, INUnited States
 Population36,1961,916329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%47.2%50.5%
 Male Population48.0%52.8%49.5%
 Median Age38.742.838.4
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 Population - 201034,9602,048309,327,143
 Population - 200030,5602,227285,036,114
 Population - 199027,2572,179251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now14.3%-10.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now28.1%-8.3%30.8%
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 Population Density1,089.91,811.093.4
 Land Area33.21.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.00.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Merrillville, INFlora, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%4.0%5.9%
 Age 5 to 97.6%6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.5%5.3%6.6%
 Age 15 to 175.1%3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.4%7.5%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.9%3.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.8%12.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.5%11.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.4%9.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.6%5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%12.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7410.7%8.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%5.5%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.2%4.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Merrillville, INFlora, INUnited States
 White34.6%93.2%59.4%
 Black44.9%4.9%12.2%
 Asian1.3%0.0%5.6%
 Native American0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other0.3%0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.0%1.4%3.2%
 Hispanic15.9%0.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Merrillville, INFlora, INUnited States
 Married Population39.7%46.5%49.8%
     Currently Married37.6%46.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%0.5%1.8%
 Single Population60.3%53.5%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%26.8%33.8%
 Divorced13.0%16.4%10.8%
 Widowed7.6%10.3%5.6%
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 Household Size2.392.292.60
 Households14,986836124,010,992
 Family Households8,66548280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.0%21.8%30.5%
     Married couple, no children33.0%56.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,32135443,255,233
     Single householder, w/children24.1%21.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%0.8%10.8%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

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too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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