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Griffith, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Griffith is a Census town of 16,273 people across 7.77 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $76,636, 71.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 15 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Griffith
What Griffith is
- Census place typetown
- Land area7.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,095
- 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.
Griffith
How many people live in Griffith
- Population16,273
- Median age37.5
- Population under 183,295
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,974
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households6,969
- Family households4,517
- Share of households that are families64.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Griffith
Income and work in Griffith
- Median household income$76,636
- Per capita income$40,565
- Civilian labor force9,076
- Employed8,735
- Unemployed341 plus or minus 141
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Adults 25 and over11,511
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Griffith
Housing in Griffith
- Housing units7,301
- Occupied units6,969
- Vacant units332 plus or minus 188
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied4,998
- Renter occupied1,971
- Ownership rate71.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,235
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units5,366
- Share single family73.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,921 plus or minus 413
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 21
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Griffith
How Griffith gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,023
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,143 plus or minus 276
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.2 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,300 plus or minus 776
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.1 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Griffith
SBA loans in Griffith (7(a))
- Approvals15
- Gross approval$9,774,600
- Average approval$651,640
- Median approval$180,000
- Largest approval$3,832,000
- Jobs supported112
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders10
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Griffith, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Griffith
SBA loans in Griffith (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$4,293,000
- Average approval$357,750
- Median approval$220,000
- Largest approval$1,116,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Griffith, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Griffith
Flood risk in Griffith
- NFIP communityTown of Griffith
- NFIP community number185175
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/16/16
The Town of Griffith participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 185175 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Griffith
Lake County context, not Griffith 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 Griffith.
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
Griffith questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Griffith, Indiana?
16,273, in 6,969 households. Griffith town covers 7.77 square miles of land, which is 2,095 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Griffith 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 Griffith?
$76,636. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,100. Median gross rent is $1,235 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Griffith businesses?
15 7(a) approvals totaling $9.8 m since FY2020, across 10 lenders, median approval $180,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $4.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Griffith, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Griffith borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Griffith. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Griffith in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Griffith appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Griffith, town of, community 185175, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Griffith 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 Griffith.
Is zoning published for Griffith?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.