Dyer, Indiana demographics

Dyer, IN demographics: median age 47.1; 38.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dyer town, Indiana · Incorporated town · GEOID 1819270. The survey estimates a population of 16,400 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dyer is 47.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.3 years. There are 6,416 households (±207). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.1 ±3.3	38.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,400
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Under 18	3,136 ±502	19.1% ±3.1 pp	23.3%	22.0%
18–34	2,519 ±421	15.4% ±2.6 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	6,549 ±629	39.9% ±3.8 pp	37.2%	38.0%
65 and older	4,196 ±524	25.6% ±3.2 pp	16.8%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,400
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Male	7,592 ±547	46.3% ±3.3 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	8,808 ±547	53.7% ±3.3 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,400
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
White alone	13,210 ±568	80.5% ±3.5 pp	77.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	400 ±211 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	9.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	189 ±144 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	508 ±202	3.1% ±1.2 pp	2.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	459 ±221	2.8% ±1.3 pp	3.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,634 ±507	10.0% ±3.1 pp	7.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,400
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,325 ±420	87.3% ±2.6 pp	91.4%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,075 ±412	12.7% ±2.5 pp	8.6%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,416
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,608 ±305	56.2% ±4.4 pp	47.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	139 ±67	2.2% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	858 ±373	13.4% ±5.8 pp	11.3%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,459 ±262	22.7% ±4.0 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	352 ±203 · low precision	5.5% ±3.2 pp · low precision	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,416
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,894 ±326	29.5% ±5.0 pp	29.9%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,522 ±338	70.5% ±4.8 pp	70.1%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,416
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,459 ±262	22.7% ±4.0 pp	29.6%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,765 ±433	43.1% ±6.6 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	951 ±201	14.8% ±3.1 pp	14.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	684 ±142	10.7% ±2.2 pp	11.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	389 ±99	6.1% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	161 ±97 · low precision	2.5% ±1.5 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	7 ±24 · low precision	0.1% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,400
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Native	15,122 ±343	92.2% ±2.1 pp	93.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,278 ±340	7.8% ±2.1 pp	6.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,295
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
English only	13,478 ±495	88.1% ±2.6 pp	89.7%	77.7%
Spanish	780 ±260	5.1% ±1.7 pp	5.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	46 ±39 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	382 ±307 · low precision	2.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	352 ±168	2.3% ±1.1 pp	0.9%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	71 ±70 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	103 ±152 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	30 ±58 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	16 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	37 ±57 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 12,196
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	582 ±168	4.8% ±1.4 pp	9.6%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,080 ±394	25.3% ±3.1 pp	32.5%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,958 ±612	24.3% ±5.0 pp	19.3%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	878 ±210	7.2% ±1.7 pp	9.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,809 ±386	23.0% ±3.1 pp	18.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,889 ±466	15.5% ±3.8 pp	10.8%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,261
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Indiana	U.S.
Same house	14,959 ±439	92.0% ±2.6 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	663 ±384 · low precision	4.1% ±2.4 pp · low precision	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	187 ±164 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	452 ±224	2.8% ±1.4 pp	2.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.6% of Dyer residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.4% in Indiana and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dyer	Indiana	U.S.	Compared with Indiana
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.6% ±2.0 pp · low precision	7.4%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±2.1 pp	89.9%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.6% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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