CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dyer

Indiana · 10,923 residents · 6.16 sq mi

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Dyer is a city of 10,923 people in Indiana. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 54% more than in Indiana as a whole. Poverty is uncommon here, at 1.8% of people here. Households take in $44,358 a year at the median, 47% more than the country as a whole. There are 2,972 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,923

−21%vs 2000

vs 13,895 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(760)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(837)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.1%(1,098)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(806)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.2%(571)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(1,697)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.5%(2,016)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(1,316)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.3%(797)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.5%(605)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(255)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(165)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,358

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,045 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,148

−41%vs 2000

vs $27,390 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,200

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $141,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$436

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $674 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.0%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

11.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic91.9%(12,763)

Black0.7%(91)

Hispanic / Latino5%(696)

Asian1.6%(219)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(10,658)

Black0.6%(63)

Hispanic / Latino3.9%(431)

Asian0.9%(93)

Other1%(109)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.6%(1,738)

Puerto Rican1.3%(215)

Spaniard0.5%(74)

Central American0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(19)

South American0.1%(12)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.7%(286)

Filipino0.6%(103)

Chinese0.5%(75)

Japanese0.2%(28)

Taiwanese0.1%(16)

Ancestry

German21.2%(3,473)

Polish17.5%(2,862)

Irish14.7%(2,412)

Italian9.8%(1,603)

English7.8%(1,278)

Dutch6.3%(1,035)

Norwegian2.5%(413)

American2.4%(400)

Croatian2.2%(364)

Swedish2.1%(342)

Hungarian1.9%(316)

Greek1.5%(239)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Czech1.4%(233)

French1.1%(181)

Slovak1%(170)

Scottish1%(158)

Ukrainian0.9%(150)

Lithuanian0.8%(132)

Welsh0.6%(100)

Serbian0.5%(76)

Subsaharan African0.5%(74)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(69)

Russian0.4%(60)

Swiss0.3%(51)

Kenyan0.3%(47)

Austrian0.3%(43)

Israeli0.2%(37)

Bulgarian0.2%(33)

Romanian0.2%(30)

Slovene0.2%(26)

British0.2%(25)

Ghanaian0.1%(19)

French Canadian0.1%(17)

Macedonian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(12)

Nigerian0%(8)

West Indian0%(8)

Jamaican0%(8)

Arab0%(6)

Egyptian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.3%

−10.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.2 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 23.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.4%(1,455)

Married61.8%(3,853)

Widowed7.2%(446)

Divorced7.6%(476)

Women 15+

Never married24.6%(1,850)

Married51.4%(3,868)

Widowed11.5%(864)

Divorced12.5%(938)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 7.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.9%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 71.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.8%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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