Schererville

Population: 29,627
Median household income: $86,020
Median home value: $294,600

Located in Lake County, Indiana, Schererville is a community with a population of 29,627. At $86,020, its median household income sits above Lake County's $68,985.

From 2019 to 2023, Schererville's population grew 3.6% from 28,590 to 29,627, while its median home value rose 32.5% from $222,400 to $294,600.

The median gross rent is $1,224. 33.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,627
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $86,020
Median home value: $294,600
Median gross rent: $1,224
Housing units: 12,398
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,59029,627

Median household income

$72,035$86,020

Median home value

$222,400$294,600

Median gross rent

$973$1,224

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,590	$72,035	$222,400	$973
2020	28,559	$75,327	$237,500	$985
2021	29,381	$77,530	$242,200	$1,061
2022	29,573	$79,662	$281,100	$1,145
2023	29,627	$86,020	$294,600	$1,224

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,453	4.9%
5 to 17	4,421	14.9%
18 to 24	1,986	6.7%
25 to 34	3,466	11.7%
35 to 44	3,823	12.9%
45 to 54	4,307	14.5%
55 to 64	4,122	13.9%
65 to 74	3,695	12.5%
75 and over	2,354	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	20,615	69.6%
Black or African American	2,422	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	969	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	1,117	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,453	15.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	886	4.1%
High school graduate	6,118	28.1%
Some college or associate's	7,418	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,052	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,293	10.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled4.7%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,032	80.6%
Carpooled	706	4.7%
Public transit	293	2.0%
Walked	241	1.6%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	1,519	10.2%
Other means	117	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,261	16.9%
15 to 29 min	4,812	35.9%
30 to 44 min	2,852	21.3%
45 to 59 min	1,404	10.5%
60+ min	2,071	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 8.0% (2,356 of 29,491)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,268	68.7%
Nonfamily households	3,765	31.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,033	97.1%
Vacant	365	2.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,608	79.8%
Renter-occupied	2,425	20.2%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached19.4%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,267	58.6%
1-unit, attached	2,408	19.4%
2 to 4 units	955	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1,420	11.5%
20 or more units	342	2.8%
Mobile home & other	6	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1868220
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 41.4852, -87.4434