Dyer vs St. John

A side-by-side comparison of Dyer and St. John: population, income, housing, and more.

Dyer and St. John are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. John has the higher population (21,639 vs 16,400 in Dyer). St. John has the higher median household income ($127,449 vs $101,183 in Dyer). St. John has the higher median home value ($370,800 vs $288,700 in Dyer).

Population, income & housing

	Dyer	St. John
Population	16,400	21,639
Median age	46.8 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$101,183	$127,449
Median home value	$288,700	$370,800
Median gross rent	$1,182	$971
Housing units	6,591	7,614
Homeownership rate	90.0%	98.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.5%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dyer	St. John
Population	15,953 → 16,400 (+2.8%)	17,426 → 21,639 (+24.2%)
Median household income	$84,202 → $101,183 (+20.2%)	$105,852 → $127,449 (+20.4%)
Median home value	$212,400 → $288,700 (+35.9%)	$290,200 → $370,800 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,311 → $1,182 (-9.8%)	$908 → $971 (+6.9%)

Dyer

Population

15,95316,400

Median household income

$84,202$101,183

Median home value

$212,400$288,700

Median gross rent

$1,311$1,182

St. John

Population

17,42621,639

Median household income

$105,852$127,449

Median home value

$290,200$370,800

Median gross rent

$908$971

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dyer	St. John
Under 5	7.2%	5.2%
5 to 17	11.8%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	10.5%	8.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.3%	15.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	12.3%
65 to 74	14.8%	11.9%
75 and over	9.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dyer	St. John
White (non-Hispanic)	80.7%	80.5%
Black or African American	3.3%	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.1%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dyer	St. John
No high school diploma	4.4%	5.3%
High school graduate	25.9%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dyer	St. John
Drove alone	85.0%	80.5%
Carpooled	3.5%	4.4%
Public transit	1.3%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.2%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dyer	St. John
1-unit, detached	79.0%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	14.1%	12.7%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	4.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Dyer	St. John
Poverty rate	6.7%	2.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	29	32
Median year structure built	1991	2002