Schererville, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 28,798 (Urban population: 28,735, Rural population: 63 (all nonfarm))

Schererville, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,996 (9,659 occupied: 7,118 owner occupied, 2,541 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	26%
State:	29%

Housing density: 734 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $963 (lower quartile is $538, upper quartile is $1,244)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $935

Median gross rent in Schererville, IN in 2007: $1,012

Housing units in Schererville with a mortgage: 5,155 (533 second mortgage, 694 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,236

Schererville,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $444,126 (it was $155,400 in 2000)

Schererville:	$444,126
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $237,426 - $439,154

Household type by relationship

Households: 24,717

In family households: 21,275 (5,845 male householders, 946 female householders)
5,900 spouses, 7,575 children (6,900 natural, 193 adopted, 482 stepchildren), 215 grandchildren, 90 brothers or sisters, 189 parents, 291 other relatives, 224 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,442 (1,180 male householders (889 living alone)), 1,656 female householders (1,441 living alone)), 606 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 108 (20 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,892 2-persons, 1,549 3-persons, 1,461 4-persons, 591 5-persons, 198 6-persons, 100 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,330 1-person, 428 2-persons, 58 3-persons, 20 4-persons.

4,827 married couples with children.
830 single-parent households (206 men, 624 women).

86.1% of residents of Schererville speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
9.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 2,066 (8.3%)
(59.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Schererville, Indiana:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 644 5 rooms: 1,372 6 rooms: 1,652 7 rooms: 1,405 8 rooms: 1,091 9 or more rooms: 867

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schererville, Indiana:
	1 room: 63 2 rooms: 298 3 rooms: 620 4 rooms: 880 5 rooms: 468 6 rooms: 112 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 345
1995 to 1998: 1,124
1990 to 1994: 1,482
1980 to 1989: 2,417
1970 to 1979: 2,970
1960 to 1969: 789
1950 to 1959: 528
1940 to 1949: 185
1939 or earlier: 156

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Schererville:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 93 2 bedrooms: 1,552 3 bedrooms: 3,676 4 bedrooms: 1,532 5 or more bedrooms: 256

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Schererville:
	no bedroom: 71 1 bedroom: 884 2 bedrooms: 1,359 3 bedrooms: 200 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Schererville in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 108 1 vehicle: 1,760 2 vehicles: 3,544 3 vehicles: 1,267 4 vehicles: 342 5 or more vehicles: 97

Cars and other vehicles available in Schererville in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 266 1 vehicle: 1,185 2 vehicles: 944 3 vehicles: 138 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Schererville, IN:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 31
$80,000 to $89,999: 117
$90,000 to $99,999: 279
$100,000 to $124,999: 970
$125,000 to $149,999: 1351
$150,000 to $174,999: 1274
$175,000 to $199,999: 1006
$200,000 to $249,999: 616
$250,000 to $299,999: 300
$300,000 to $399,999: 179
$400,000 to $499,999: 154
$500,000 to $749,999: 52
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 7

Schererville rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Schererville:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 13
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 20
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 13
$550 to $599: 18
$600 to $649: 26
$650 to $699: 41
$700 to $749: 50
$750 to $799: 149
$800 to $899: 533
$900 to $999: 791
$1,000 to $1,249: 957
$1,250 to $1,499: 47
$1,500 to $1,999: 101
$2,000 or more: 19
No cash rent: 101

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 523 1990 to 1994: 175 1985 to 1989: 119 1980 to 1984: 109 1975 to 1979: 183 1970 to 1974: 297 1970 to 1974: 227 1965 to 1969: 433

Schererville, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.0%
Number of people working at home: 286 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 255
5 to 9 minutes: 774
10 to 14 minutes: 1353
15 to 19 minutes: 2071
20 to 24 minutes: 1821
25 to 29 minutes: 971
30 to 34 minutes: 2257
35 to 39 minutes: 520
40 to 44 minutes: 515
45 to 59 minutes: 959
60 to 89 minutes: 1144
90 or more minutes: 462

Schererville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,473 (86%)
Carpooled: 1,037 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 288 (2%)
Bicycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 182 (1%)
Other means: 105 (1%)
Worked at home: 286 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 380
$10,000 to $14,999: 263
$15,000 to $19,999: 340
$20,000 to $24,999: 413
$25,000 to $29,999: 484
$30,000 to $34,999: 528
$35,000 to $39,999: 461
$40,000 to $44,999: 499
$45,000 to $49,999: 491
$50,000 to $59,999: 989
$60,000 to $74,999: 1454
$75,000 to $99,999: 1387
$100,000 to $124,999: 937
$125,000 to $149,999: 402
$150,000 to $199,999: 254
$200,000 or more: 345

First ancestries reported:

German: 3898

Polish: 3355

Other groups: 2677

Irish: 1958

Italian: 1266

United States or American: 1007

English: 950

Dutch: 949

Serbian: 919

Slovak: 481

Hungarian: 432

Greek: 381

Swedish: 374

Croatian: 367

Macedonian: 356

Norwegian: 286

French (except Basque): 265

Scotch-Irish: 242

Russian: 181

Lithuanian: 164

French Canadian: 154

Scottish: 130

Czech: 104

Romanian: 99

European: 95

Ukrainian: 92

Austrian: 61

Danish: 61

Welsh: 60

Subsaharan African:: 59

Finnish: 52

Czechoslovakian: 35

Scandinavian: 30

Arab:: 29

Belgian: 28

Yugoslavian: 25

Brazilian: 24

Bulgarian: 24

African: 24

British: 21

Lebanese: 18

Nigerian: 15

Slavic: 14

South African: 13

Armenian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 12

Palestinian: 11

Canadian: 9

Slovene: 9

Luxemburger: 8

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Other Eastern Europe (20%)
Yugoslavia (19%)
Mexico (10%)
India (9%)
Poland (7%)
Greece (5%)
Philippines (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 13604
Northeast: 437
Midwest: 7112
South: 1173
West: 326

57% of Schererville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 74
7th and 8th grade: 110
9th grade: 60
10th grade: 125
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 170
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,435
Less than 1 year of college: 648
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,298
Associate degree: 383
Bachelor's degree: 1,668
Master's degree: 530
Professional school degree: 262
Doctorate degree: 95

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 62
7th and 8th grade: 153
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 68
11th grade: 93
12th grade, no diploma: 239
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,096
Less than 1 year of college: 764
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,126
Associate degree: 679
Bachelor's degree: 1,444
Master's degree: 690
Professional school degree: 179
Doctorate degree: 43

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 1.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $87,094
Black householders: $79,142
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $79,134
Asian householders: $394,173
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $17,791
Some other race householders: $57,129
Two or more races householders: $71,674
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,059

Schererville household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Schererville household income for Black householders

Schererville household income for Asian householders

Schererville household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Schererville marital status for males

Schererville marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $447,555
Black or African American householders: $541,010
Asian householders: $625,320
Some other race householders: $515,575
Two or more races householders: $456,415
Hispanic or Latino householders: $446,984

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,484
One, attached: 1,655
Two: 201
3 or 4: 588
5 to 9: 487
10 to 19: 944
20 to 49: 563
50 or more: 74

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Schererville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (97%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (40%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 545

Here:	19.7%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 322

Here:	23.4%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 195

Here:	15.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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