Merrillville Jobs

Merrillville is a town in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 30,560 at the 2000 census. Merrillville is located in the east-central portion of Lake County.

Merrillville is a hub for retail trade in Northwest Indiana. The US 30 corridor between Taft Street and Colorado Street harbors a large concentration of big-box retailers, hotels, restaurants, and automobile dealerships. Westfield Southlake, one of the largest shopping malls in Indiana, is located in this area in nearby Hobart, Indiana. Ameriplex at the Crossroads, an industrial and technology park, opened at Broadway between 93rd Avenue and 101st Avenue in 2005. The development is designated an Indiana Certified Technology Park and includes two Purdue University related facilities: Purdue University Calumet's Academic Learning Center and a business incubator/technology center operated by the Purdue Research Foundation. Heavy industry such as steelmaking and petroleum refining that characterizes the economy of northern Lake County does not have a significant presence in Merrillville. The town is home to the corporate headquarters of NiSource, a Fortune 500 company. Merrillville's...more

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Among the most common occupations in Merrillville are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 19%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Merrillville, Indiana work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Merrillville Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, research technologist jobs, physical therapy jobs, cashier jobs, occupational therapist jobs and assistant professor jobs.

The leading industries in Merrillville, Indiana are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Manufacturing, 19%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Merrillville job listings indicate that the following industries in Merrillville are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers, Misc Store Retailers and Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Merrillville, Indiana is $35,412, and the median income of households in Merrillville was $49,545.

Merrillville has an unemployment rate of 4.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Merrillville Trends data, the number of Merrillville, Indiana jobs has decreased by 16% since March 2008.

Population of Merrillville Total population 30,560 Male 47.70% Female 52.30% Median age 37.0     Merrillville Housing Owner-occupied homes 70.6% Median cost of a home $101,300 Median mortgage payment $654 Renter-occupied homes 29.4% Vacant housing 5.1% Median monthly rent $704     Average Income Median for all male full-time $41,820 Median for all female full-time $29,005     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 5% $15,000 to $24,999 10% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 19% $50,000 to $74,999 26% $75,000 to $99,999 15% $100,000 to $149,999 6% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10% High school graduate 36% Some college, no degree 23% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 14% Graduate degree 7%     Marital Status Never married 25% Currently married 55% Separated 1% Widowed 8% Divorced 10%     Race White 71% Black or African American 23% Asian 2% Other 4%     Merrillville Commute Carpool 10.3% Public transportation 2.1% Average travel time 30 minutes

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