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Matteson, IL vs Merrillville, IN

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- Merrillville is 0% more densely populated than Matteson.
- People are 15.0% less likely to be married in Merrillville.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years younger in Merrillville.
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock36,196329,725,481
 Female Population55.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population44.9%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock38.738.4
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 Population - 201019,047  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock30,560285,036,114
 Population - 199011,378  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock14.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now69.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,089.993.4
 Land Area9.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.6%6.1%
 Age 10 to 149.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 White11.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock44.9%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock15.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Matteson, ILMerrillville, INUnited States
 Married Population46.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock37.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock60.3%50.2%
 Never Married34.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.0%10.8%
 Widowed7.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.392.60
 Households7,381  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,66580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children28.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock33.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,985  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock24.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.5%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Matteson    2 Reviews
Shy · Matteson, IL
Myra Rates School Sucks
Over 5 years ago

Some of the teachers are very mean to the students. My grand daughter faithful do her remote learning. She moved the camera off of me for one second while i was  More

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Corine · Matteson, IL
Quality of Life in Matteson, IL
Over 17 years ago

We are diverse community with many amenities within our neighborhood such as a new shopping mall, many elementary schools, and a new middle school. Our neighboring  More

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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews
Edna · Indianapolis, IN
Nope
Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Vernon · Merrillville, IN
Good place to raise a family
Over 13 years ago

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

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Abhd · Crown Point, IN
Ok place to visit but I wouldn't want to live here
Over 20 years ago

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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