COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS



LOCATION 
	County: Lake
	County size: 497 square miles
	Distance & direction to major cities:
	Chicago, IL (NW) 22 miles
	Indianapolis, IN (SE) 165 miles
	Detroit, MI (NE) 250 miles
	Toledo, OH (E) 210 miles 

POPULATION  
	Census Year	Town		County 
	1970 		4,906		546,253 
	1980 		10,923		522,965 
	1990 		10,923 		475,594 
	1996 		13,000
			(approx)   
	
	Metropolitan statistical area: Gary-Hammond
	Average income per household: $44,358 

CLIMATE 
	Coldest month: January 		Avg. temp of: 20.1° F 
	Hottest month: July 		Avg. temp of: 72.9° F 
 

GOVERNMENT 
	Form & organization: Town; council, clerk-treasurer, 5 councilmen' staggered 4 year terms 
	Incorporated or unincorporated: Incorporated 
	Class: Town 
	Area within town: 6.1 square miles  
	Annual budget: $4,398,607 (1995) 
	Primary source of revenue: State & local taxes 
	Fire insurance rating in community: 3 
  
 

TAXES 
	LOCAL
	(Applicable State Property Tax Replacement Credit will reduce gross tax rates)
	Total gross rate within town per $100 valuation: $14.81 (Dyer's portion: $3.35) 
	Assessed at: 33-1/3% 		Year payable: 1997 
	 
	COUNTY: 
	None
	
	STATE
	State retail sales tax: 5%
	State gross income or adjusted gross income tax: 
	Corp. gross income tax: 0.3% - 1.2% or adjusted gross 3.4%
	Supplemental net income tax: 4.5% 
	Unemployment contribution rate: 0.2 - 5.5% experience rating
	Benefits: $116 - $202; 26 weeks maximum 
	Workmen's compensation rate: Employer's liability
	Benefits: 66-2/3% of weekly wage; $428.00 maximum
	Corporate franchise tax: None
	Machinery, equipment, inventory tax: Property tax 
 

HOUSING 
	Total housing units in town: 3,461 (1990 census); 3,525 (1994); 3900+ (1996)
	Total housing units in county: 183,014 (1990 census)
	Average housing cost in city: $115,000 (1994)
	Available rental units: N/A
	Total hotel/motel rooms: 0 
 

HEALTHCARE 
	No. of Hospitals: 1 
	Total no. of beds: 150 
 

EDUCATION 
	No. of schools: 9 public, 1 parochial
	Total enrollment (K-12): 7,371 (1994) 
 
  
1994 COMBINED AVERAGE VERBAL AND MATH SCORES SAT SCORES
	Average SAT score: 867
	Average Indiana SAT score: 876
	Average National SAT score: 902 
 
  
VOCATIONAL TRAINING FACILITIES
	Hammond Area Career Center, Hammond
	Technical Vocational College 
  
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
	Indiana University Northwest, Gary
	Purdue University Calumet, Hammond
	Calumet College, Whiting
	Valparaiso University, Valparaiso 

CIVIC AND RECREATIONAL 
MAJOR CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS
	Chamber of Commerce, Lions 

MAIN CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS 
	Chicago area; Radisson Star Plaza, Merrillville; Northwest Indiana Symphony; 
	The Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Munster; Dyer Historical Society 

LIBRARY(S) 
	No. of libraries: 1 - Schererville
	No. of Volumes: 635,818 Lake County Public Library System 

PARKS 
	Town: 14 	County: 0 
	State: Indiana Dunes State Park, 30 miles National: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore 

GOLF COURSES 
	Public: 0 	Private: 1 

WATERWAYS   
	No. nearby lakes: Lake Michigan, 15 miles 
	Rivers: 1 
	 

LABOR MARKET 
FEBRUARY 1995 LAKE COUNTY LABOR FORCE ESTIMATES 
	Present Employment: 214,800 	Labor force: 229,560 
	Unemployment Rate: 6.4%   
 
  
1993 LAKE COUNTY EMPLOYMENT PATTERNS
	Total covered employment average: 189,444
	Mfg. average - goods producing: 40,900
	Non-mfg. average - service producing: 125,563
	Government average: 22,982 
  
GENERAL INFO
	% manufacturing workers in union: 87%
	State right to work law: No 

INDUSTRY 
MAJOR INDUSTRIES 
	Hadady Corp. 
	Product: train equipment No. of employees: 200 

	Dyer Vault 
	Product: concrete products No. of employees: 29 
	
	Team Machine 
	Product: machining No. of employees: 10 
	
	Dyer Construction 
	Product: general contracting No. of employees: 13 
	
	Plant openings in last 5 years: None 
	 

UTILITIES 
ELECTRIC 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

NATURAL GAS 
	Service by: Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

WATER 
	Service by: Town of Dyer Source: Lake Michigan 
	Pumping capacity: 3,000,000 gpd (5.5 million in storage) Peak demand: 1,750,000 
	Treatment capacity: N/A    

SANITATION 
	Sewerage treatment plant: Town of Dyer 
	Capacity: 1,800,000 gpd (will be 2.3 by end of 1997) 
	Wet weather flow: 3,000,000 gpd avg. 
	Dry weather flow: 1,600,000 gpd avg. 
	Peak demand: 5,000,000 gpd 
	Area covered by plant: Entire town 
 

TRANSPORTATION 
HIGHWAYS 
	Interstate: I-80/94 Distance: 5, 8 miles 
	U.S.: 30, 41 Distance: 0, 3 miles 
	State highway load limits: 80,000 lbs. gross 

RAIL 
	Conrail 

TRUCK LINES 
	Major national/local lines: N/A
	Overnight service available: N/A 

AIR 
	Local Airport: Gary Regional Flights per day: 3 
	Charter service available: yes Runways: 7,000 & 3,600 ft. 
	Nearest major airports:  
	O'Hare International Airport, Chicago - 1 hour Midway Airport, Chicago - 1 hour 

PORT FACILITIES (Nearest)
	Burns International Harbor - Portage, 20 miles