ZIP 46410 · Merrillville
Who lives in ZIP code 46410 (Merrillville, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Merrillville, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People39,243
Median age42.1
Household income$64,127
Home value$209,106
Median rent$1,270/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+24.8%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 504 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,859
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 79.7% are adults.
Household income
27.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,053.
Education (adults 25+)
40.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
15.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.5%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 7.4%
- Family size
- 3.14
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 34.5%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.3%
- Veterans
- 6.8%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.