Munster, IN

Census Place

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2024 Population
23,733
US Senator
Todd Young
Republican Party
US Senator
Jim Banks
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
45
0.662% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.01%
17.4% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$110,187
4.18% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$334,300
7.15% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
11,749
2.26% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Munster, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.5% of the residents in Munster, IN are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Munster, IN was $334,300, and the homeownership rate was 87%.

Most people in Munster, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Munster, IN was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Munster, IN is home to a population of 23.7k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.57% of Munster, IN residents were born outside of the country (2.03k people).

In 2024, there were 9.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.5k people) in Munster, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.68k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.1%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Munster, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Munster, IN was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Munster, IN
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    16.5k ± 705
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.75k ± 430
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.68k ± 564
14.5%
Hispanic Population
3.43k people

In 2024, there were 9.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.5k people) in Munster, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.75k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.68k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

14.5% of the people in Munster, IN are hispanic (3.43k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Munster, IN as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    108,287 ± 8,015 people
  2. India
    34,966 ± 4,579 people
  3. China
    17,771 ± 3,269 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 108,287 Indiana residents, followed by India with 34,966 and China with 17,771.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.57%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.03k people
8.98%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.13k people

As of 2024, 8.57% of Munster, IN residents (2.03k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Munster, IN was 8.98%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    347 ± 132
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    260 ± 204
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    188 ± 116

Munster, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.33 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Munster, IN employs 11.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Munster, IN were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,864 people), Educational Services (1,354 people), and Manufacturing (1,331 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($125,737), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($115,192), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,929).

Employment

Occupations

11.7k
2024 Value
± 865
2.26%
1 Year growth
± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Munster, IN grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 11.5k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Munster, IN, are Management Occupations (1,704 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,681 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1,206 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Munster, IN.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

11.7k
2024 Value
± 865
2.26%
1 Year growth
± 10.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Munster, IN grew at a rate of 2.26%, from 11.5k employees to 11.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Munster, IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,864 people), Educational Services (1,354 people), and Manufacturing (1,331 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Munster, IN, though some of these residents may live in Munster, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$89,280
Median earning men ± $9,644
$49,767
Median earning women ± $2,571

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,188), Public Administration ($110,149), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,603).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($100,789), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,568), and Manufacturing ($72,708).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.
Y-Axis
2.48%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Munster, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (39.8%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

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Todd Young
Senator from Indiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017
Jim Banks
Senator from Indiana1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Munster, IN was $334,300 in 2024, which is 1 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $312,000 to $334,300, a 7.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Munster, IN is 87%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Munster, IN have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Munster, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$334,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,282
$8,237
Median Property Taxes
±$602

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Munster, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Munster, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

87%
Homeownership
2024
62.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 87% of the housing units in Munster, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 86.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$110,187
Median Household Income
± $11,660
9.47k
Number of Households
± 729

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.47k households in Munster, IN grew to $110,187 from the previous year's value of $105,764.

The following chart displays the households in Munster, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Munster, IN is from Indiana.
0.445
2023 Wage GINI in Indiana
0.448
2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.529% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. Carpooled (5.68%)

In 2024, 74.7% of workers in Munster, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (5.68%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Munster, IN have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.6% of the workforce in Munster, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Munster, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Munster, IN have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.01% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Munster, IN (1.4k out of 23.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Munster, IN is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.6% of the population of Munster, IN has health coverage, with 62.7% on employee plans, 6.38% on Medicaid, 16.5% on Medicare, 8.41% on non-group plans, and 1.57% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Indiana see 1,524 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,524 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1681 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 474 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 20% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.7% were men and 50.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

4.43%
Uninsured
62.7%
Employer Coverage
6.38%
Medicaid
16.5%
Medicare
8.41%
Non-Group
1.57%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Munster, IN grew by 20.1% from 3.69% to 4.43%.

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