Dyer, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Dyer is a Census town of 16,400 people across 6.16 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $107,159, 87.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 19 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Dyer
What Dyer is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.16 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,664
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Dyer
- Population16,400
- Median age47.1
- Population under 183,136
- Share under 1819.1 percent
- Population 65 and over4,196
- Share 65 and over25.6 percent
- Households6,416
- Family households4,605
- Share of households that are families71.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Dyer
- Median household income$107,159
- Per capita income$52,743
- Civilian labor force8,288
- Employed7,975
- Unemployed313 plus or minus 139
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over12,196
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher38.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Dyer
- Housing units6,551
- Occupied units6,416
- Vacant units135 plus or minus 132
- Vacancy rate2.1 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Owner occupied5,625
- Renter occupied791 plus or minus 351
- Ownership rate87.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$322,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,225 plus or minus $319
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Single family units5,941
- Share single family90.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more597 plus or minus 262
- Share in buildings of two or more9.1 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Dyer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute7,000
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,651
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,101
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.3 percent
- Drove alone84.1 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Dyer (7(a))
- Approvals19
- Gross approval$11,042,700
- Average approval$581,195
- Median approval$283,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported330
- Jobs per approval17.4
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Paid in full7
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.5 percent
- Share to franchises21.1 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dyer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Dyer (504)
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$8,884,000
- Average approval$522,588
- Median approval$406,000
- Largest approval$1,620,000
- Jobs supported106
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dyer, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Dyer
- NFIP communityTown of Dyer
- NFIP community number180129
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date01/18/12
The Town of Dyer participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180129 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Dyer
Lake County context, not Dyer figures
- Establishments in Lake County10,566
- Covered employment, Lake County191,633
- Average annual pay, Lake County$61,200
- Housing units permitted, Lake County1,649
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Dyer.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Dyer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Dyer, Indiana?
16,400, in 6,416 households. Dyer town covers 6.16 square miles of land, which is 2,664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Dyer in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Dyer?
$107,159. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $322,200. Median gross rent is $1,225 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Dyer businesses?
19 7(a) approvals totaling $11.0 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $283,500, plus 17 504 approvals worth $8.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Dyer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Dyer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Dyer. Only 7 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Dyer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Dyer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Dyer, town of, community 180129, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Dyer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Dyer.
Is zoning published for Dyer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.