Because of many things, Dyer is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Dyer a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Dyer has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Dyer’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
The education level of Dyer citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.66% of adults in Dyer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Dyer in 2022 was $49,605, which is wealthy relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,420 for a family of four. However, Dyer contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Dyer is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dyer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dyer residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Dyer also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.32% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Dyer include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Dyer is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.
