COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winfield vs Merrillville
PLACE A
Winfield, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Merrillville, Indiana
Winfield is 99% smaller than Merrillville. Winfield earns more, with a median household income $8,663 higher. Merrillville has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -19%).
WINFIELDMERRILLVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population41637,407−99% vs Merrillville
Population density5351,126−591
Population growth-19.5%3.4%−22.9 pts
Median age26.542.4−15.9
Male51.1%47.8%+3.3 pts
Female48.9%52.2%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born28.2%6.3%+21.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic25.1%33.4%−8.3 pts
Black4.4%46.1%−41.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino66.9%15.6%+51.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other3.6%3.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$76,250$67,587+$8,663
Per capita income$18,780$36,629−$17,849
Poverty rate33.6%12.6%+21.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%26.1%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree1.7%9.7%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%7.5%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%61.3%+5.4 pts
Median home value$115,200$211,400−$96,200
Median gross rent$825$1,282−$457
Owner-occupied75.2%70.5%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%4.5%+3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households51.7%53.7%−1.9 pts
Average commute31.032.1−1.1
Worked from home5.7%7.3%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Uninsured32.7%6.5%+26.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025