Merrillville town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Merrillville town's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.9%
2023
6.7%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+36.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.9 pp (18.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +1.6 pp (27.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -0.8 pp (-10.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +0.4 pp (6.3%) |