With 16,400 people, Dyer is a city in Indiana. 88% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 47.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 49% ahead of the Indiana median. That puts it in the top 6% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 2,664 people per square mile.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $107,159, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 25%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Dyer
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.5 → 47.1(+13.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.3% → 38.5%(+23.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Poverty rate1.8% → 6.2%(+4.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Dyer's population equals 3.3% of Lake County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.4% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.7% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)5.4%(33)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(153)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.5%(246)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.2%(56)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 608 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Dyer, decade by decade
Dyer population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,923
$106,462
$209,286
15.3%
13.1
2000
13,895
$114,846
$256,853
25.4%
19.2
2010
16,390
$110,223
$287,570
29.3%
35.5
2020
16,517
$104,377
$275,618
37.9%
50.4
2024
16,400
$107,159
$322,200
38.5%
45.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
