COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kouts vs Merrillville
PLACE A
Kouts, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Merrillville, Indiana
Kouts is 95% smaller than Merrillville. Kouts earns more, with a median household income $10,020 higher.
KOUTSMERRILLVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,04837,407−95% vs Merrillville
Population density1,6881,126+562
Population growth7.9%3.4%+4.5 pts
Median age35.842.4−6.6
Male51.2%47.8%+3.3 pts
Female48.8%52.2%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.4%33.4%+54.0 pts
Black0.1%46.1%−46.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%15.6%−4.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other1.0%3.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$77,607$67,587+$10,020
Per capita income$42,467$36,629+$5,838
Poverty rate4.2%12.6%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4460.448Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%26.1%−0.5 pts
Graduate degree7.6%9.7%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%7.5%−7.1 pts
Labor force participation73.2%61.3%+11.9 pts
Median home value$235,400$211,400+$24,000
Median gross rent$739$1,282−$543
Owner-occupied85.2%70.5%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.0%4.5%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households19.7%53.7%−33.9 pts
Average commute30.632.1−1.5
Worked from home3.1%7.3%−4.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured2.5%6.5%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025