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Schererville, IN
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Schererville profile


Living in Schererville



Schererville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 29,668 people and six associated neighborhoods, Schererville is the 36th largest community in Indiana.

Schererville real estate is some of the most expensive in Indiana, although Schererville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Schererville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.12% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Schererville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Schererville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Schererville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Schererville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The citizens of Schererville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.38% of adults in Schererville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Schererville in 2022 was $44,383, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,532 for a family of four. However, Schererville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Schererville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Schererville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Schererville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Schererville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.26% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Schererville include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Schererville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.