Dyer

Population: 16,400
Median household income: $101,183
Median home value: $288,700

Dyer, a community in Lake County, Indiana, has 16,400 residents. At $101,183, its median household income sits above Lake County's $68,985.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dyer's population grew 2.8% from 15,953 to 16,400, while its median home value rose 35.9% from $212,400 to $288,700.

36.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 90.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,400
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $101,183
Median home value: $288,700
Median gross rent: $1,182
Housing units: 6,591
Homeownership rate: 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,953	$84,202	$212,400	$1,311
2020	15,933	$86,117	$227,400	$1,191
2021	16,422	$90,848	$235,700	$1,182
2022	16,407	$98,631	$272,900	$1,141
2023	16,400	$101,183	$288,700	$1,182

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1711.8%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,189	7.2%
5 to 17	1,934	11.8%
18 to 24	1,037	6.3%
25 to 34	1,718	10.5%
35 to 44	2,133	13.0%
45 to 54	2,012	12.3%
55 to 64	2,362	14.4%
65 to 74	2,429	14.8%
75 and over	1,586	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,241	80.7%
Black or African American	545	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	304	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	327	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,979	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate25.9%

Some college or associate's33.2%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	540	4.4%
High school graduate	3,165	25.9%
Some college or associate's	4,068	33.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,672	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,795	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,860	85.0%
Carpooled	282	3.5%
Public transit	101	1.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	808	10.0%
Other means	17	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,640	22.6%
15 to 29 min	2,489	34.3%
30 to 44 min	1,519	20.9%
45 to 59 min	669	9.2%
60+ min	943	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 6.7% (1,079 of 16,088)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,558	71.0%
Nonfamily households	1,861	29.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,419	97.4%
Vacant	172	2.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,778	90.0%
Renter-occupied	641	10.0%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached14.1%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,209	79.0%
1-unit, attached	928	14.1%
2 to 4 units	13	0.2%
5 to 19 units	283	4.3%
20 or more units	149	2.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1819270
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4978, -87.5090