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46530

Granger, IN · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
31,598
Median household income
$122,129
People below poverty
5.2%
Median home value
$345,400

Income

The median income of households in 46530 was $122,129. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 1.8
$15,000 to $24,999 1.7
$25,000 to $34,999 5.5
$35,000 to $49,999 7.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6
$100,000 to $149,999 19.9
$150,000 to $199,999 15.4
$200,000 or more 24.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 94615
Female 64747

An estimated 80.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,718. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.1
Social Security 30.4
Retirement income 27.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.3
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5

In 2020-2024, 2.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 29.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 30.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 13.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 46530 in 2020-2024, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 80.3% and public coverage was 25.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.3%.


In 2020-2024, 46530 had a total population of 31,598 - 15,825 (50.1%) females and 15,773 (49.9%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 28.2% was 19 to 44 years, 25.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 46530 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1076 951
5 to 9 1394 998
10 to 14 1177 1552
15 to 19 1297 861
20 to 24 850 958
25 to 29 593 437
30 to 34 672 1025
35 to 39 1163 891
40 to 44 1125 1215
45 to 49 892 991
50 to 54 925 922
55 to 59 967 1082
60 to 64 1058 1126
65 to 69 929 821
70 to 74 636 706
75 to 79 499 694
80 to 84 250 213
85 and over 270 382

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 80.6% were White; 4.1% were Black or African American; 7.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 7.1% were Asian; 2.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.5% of the people in 46530 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 77.7% of the people in 46530 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,505 households in 46530. The average household size was 2.73 people.

Married-couple households made up 64.5% of the households in 46530 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.1% of all households, while 13.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.9% of all households.

In 46530, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 64.5
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.8% of males and 62.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.1 19.9
Now married, except separated 64.8 62.4
Separated 0.6 0.5
Widowed 2.9 7.5
Divorced 6.6 9.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 46530, 443 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 21.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.3% of the people living in 46530 were U.S. natives. 54.3% of the 46530 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.7% of 46530 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 54.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 46530 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 46530.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 8.5
Asia 53.4
Europe 17.9
Africa 9.8
Northern America 10.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 46530 in 2020-2024, 11.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 3.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 5.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.2
Other languages 1.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 46530 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.7
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 2.1
Different state 3
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 56% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 46530 was 8,433 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 518 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,543. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,372.

Educational Attainment of People in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.8
High school diploma or equivalency 16.3
Some college, no degree 16.8
Associate's degree 8.2
Bachelor's degree 30.1
Graduate or professional degree 25.8

Disability

In 46530, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.6% of people under 18 years old, to 7.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 26.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 46530, 63.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 34.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 12,828 85.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,616 10.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 593 3.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 46530 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 3.8
Manufacturing 15.4
Wholesale trade 4
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.7
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.3
Other Services, except public administration 4.2
Public administration 2.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 46530 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 8,699 57.9
Service occupations 1,158 7.7
Sales and office occupations 2,928 19.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 761 5.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,491 9.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.4% of 46530 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.7
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 14

In 2020-2024, 46530 had a total of 11,994 housing units. Of these housing units, 86% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 13% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86
Apartments in multi-unit structures 13
Mobile homes 0.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 46530 was 7.6 rooms, and of these housing units 81.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 46530 had 11,505 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 489 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.4% while renters occupied 15.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.89 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.87.

3.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.8% and another 23.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 46530:

House Heating Fuel Used in 46530 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 86.4
Electricity 13.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 46530 was $345,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.1 % had a mortgage. 34.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,827 and for owners without a mortgage it was $555.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 46530 was $1,754. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.