City profile · Indiana · Census ACS 2023

Dyer, IN

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Dyer - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

16,400
Residents
$101,183
Median income
$288,700
Median home
$1,317
Median rent (state)

Dyer - the verdict

Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Dyer places in the 78th percentile for household income and the 91st percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.

78th
percentile, household income
63rd
percentile, home value
47th
percentile, median rent
91st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Dyer, IN

16,400 people live in Dyer, Indiana - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. The typical household in Dyer brings in $101,183 a year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 7.6%. Typical homes in Dyer are valued around $288,700, and the median resident age is 46.8 years. Educational attainment runs 36.5% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 60.1% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 13 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Building Boom), up 225% from five years earlier. Dyer reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 356.3 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).

Living costs in Indiana run below the national norm: the state registers 93.3 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,317 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Indiana run around $235, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 95.9 out of 100 (Very High).

Population

16,400 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Indiana

Median Household Income

$101,183 /yr

Poverty 7.6%

Cost of Living Index (state)

93.3 (US=100)

Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Indiana average

How does Dyer compare to other US cities?

Dyer measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 78% higher than other cities
Home value 63% pricier than other cities
Median rent 47% pricier than other cities
Safety 91% safer than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Indiana, Dyer ranks #15 of 109 Indiana cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Dyer against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Indiana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Indiana-relative analysis

Median Home Value is Dyer's strongest outlier among Indiana cities

Among the 771 Indiana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Dyer ranks #53 - the 93rd percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Dyer only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#84 of 766
89th percentile in Indiana
Median Gross Rent
#118 of 850
81st percentile in Indiana
Median Home Value
#53 of 771
93rd percentile in Indiana
Poverty Rate
#393 of 849
53rd percentile in Indiana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#94 of 850
89th percentile in Indiana

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Indiana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

78thIncome percentile
91stSafety percentile

78th percentile nationally for median household income · 91st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

Dyer's profile vs. every US city

Income, affordability, and safety percentile

Dyer's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown. 3-axis radar comparing 1 series across Income, Affordability, Safety. IncomeAffordabilitySafety 71 Avg. percentile National median
Dyer's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.

How Dyer's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$288,700 37th percentile more affordable than 37% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). This entry sits in this band. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Dyer $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Dyer, IN Dyer, IN's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Dyer, IN-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Dyer, IN median $101,183/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Dyer, IN's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Dyer, IN. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 36.5%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 7.6%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 60.1%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
16,400
Median Income
$101,183
Median Home Value
$288,700
Median Age
46.8
Poverty Rate
7.6%
Labor force participation
60.1%
Bachelor's Degree+
36.5%

Safety & Crime

Total Crime Rate
356.3
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
12.3
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
344.0
per 100,000 residents

Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.

Schools

Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city

Population Change

Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025

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16,200 residents16,300 residents16,400 residents16,500 residents16,600 residents 202020212022202320242025 16,491 residents 16,273 residents ▼ -1.3%
Dyer's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.

Housing Supply

Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized

📈 Building Boom
Total Permits (2024)
13
housing units authorized
Single-Family
13
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
0.8
permits per 1,000 residents

5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)

Year Total
2019 4
2020 11
2021 26
2022 17
2023 11
2024 13

Permit volume increased 225% from 2019 to 2024.

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
85.0%
Carpool
3.5%
Public Transit
1.3%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
10.0%

Based on 8,068 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Indiana - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$110
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$235
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Indiana state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Indiana state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Dyer sits in

Cost of Living Index
93.3
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,317/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
95.9 / 100
Very High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Indiana

Crawfordsville
16,408 people
Jasper
16,421 people
Griffith
16,228 people
Warsaw
16,592 people
Vincennes
16,676 people
Huntington
17,026 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Dyer's 16,400 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Port Orchard, WA
16,398 people
Brownsville, FL
16,391 people
Rye, NY
16,410 people
Buffalo, MN
16,388 people
Mastic Beach, NY
16,382 people
Ukiah, CA
16,419 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Dyer's $101,183 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Belle Rose, LA
$101,184 median income
Citrus, CA
$101,179 median income
Mount Vista, WA
$101,189 median income
Hanscom AFB, MA
$101,194 median income
Caldwell, NJ
$101,196 median income
Ashaway, RI
$101,165 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Dyer, IN Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Dyer, IN - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 85.0% 8.0% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12.1% White 85.0% Black or African American 3.3% Asian 2.1% American Indian 0.4% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 1.1% Two or more races 8.0% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Dyer compares to nearby Indiana cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Dyer (this city) 16,400 $101,183
Crawfordsville 16,408 $49,327
Jasper 16,421 $65,283
Griffith 16,228 $76,009
Census ACS 5-year FIPS IN FBI UCR NCES CCD Census BPS 2024 OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Dyer, IN?

What is the population of Dyer, IN? +

The population of Dyer, IN stands at 16,400 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Dyer, IN? +

Dyer households earn a median of $101,183 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Dyer? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Dyer; the closest available measure is the Indiana state average, a cost of living index of 93.3 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Indiana vary by metro area.

Is Dyer, IN safe? +

Dyer has a total crime rate of 356.3 per 100,000 residents, which is below the national average. This reflects incidents reported to the FBI UCR program, not a definitive safety score -- agency reporting is voluntary and completeness varies by jurisdiction.

What is the median home value in Dyer, IN? +

Dyer's median home value sits at $288,700, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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