2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Monon, IN vs Merrillville, IN

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Highlights
- Household income in Merrillville, is 18% more than it is in Monon and is 13% below the National Average.
- Monon unemployment rate is 3.4%.
- Merrillville unemployment rate is 8.8%.
 Monon, INMerrillville, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.8%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.7%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,619  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$61,230$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,303  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Monon, INMerrillville, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock9.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.1%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K14.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K20.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock14.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock2.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Monon, INMerrillville, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library2.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.1%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology1.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support13.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock1.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair17.1%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock21.9%13.1%
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Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

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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