Munster vs Schererville

A side-by-side comparison of Munster and Schererville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Schererville has the higher population (29,627 vs 23,733 in Munster). Munster has the higher median household income ($105,764 vs $86,020 in Schererville). Munster has the higher median home value ($312,000 vs $294,600 in Schererville).

Population, income & housing

	Munster	Schererville
Population	23,733	29,627
Median age	45.3 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$105,764	$86,020
Median home value	$312,000	$294,600
Median gross rent	$1,480	$1,224
Housing units	9,786	12,398
Homeownership rate	86.1%	79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.1%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Munster	Schererville
Population	22,689 → 23,733 (+4.6%)	28,590 → 29,627 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$84,254 → $105,764 (+25.5%)	$72,035 → $86,020 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$228,400 → $312,000 (+36.6%)	$222,400 → $294,600 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,149 → $1,480 (+28.8%)	$973 → $1,224 (+25.8%)

Munster

Population

22,68923,733

Median household income

$84,254$105,764

Median home value

$228,400$312,000

Median gross rent

$1,149$1,480

Schererville

Population

28,59029,627

Median household income

$72,035$86,020

Median home value

$222,400$294,600

Median gross rent

$973$1,224

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Munster	Schererville
Under 5	4.2%	4.9%
5 to 17	15.5%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.2%	6.7%
25 to 34	8.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	13.0%	12.9%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	12.5%
75 and over	10.5%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Munster	Schererville
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	69.6%
Black or African American	6.8%	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	6.4%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	14.1%	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Munster	Schererville
No high school diploma	3.5%	4.1%
High school graduate	23.3%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Munster	Schererville
Drove alone	77.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	4.7%
Public transit	2.7%	2.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.6%	10.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Munster	Schererville
1-unit, detached	74.8%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	6.8%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	11.5%
20 or more units	3.9%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Munster	Schererville
Poverty rate	7.3%	8.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1972	1988