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Munster
Indianatown
Total population
23,733
Median home value
$334,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$110,187
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Munster is a town located in Indiana, United States. The population stands at approximately 23,733. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (41.547°, -87.505°). The administrative footprint covers about 19.5 km². That works out to roughly 1,217 residents per square kilometre — a densely built-up character. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,403 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Munster, IN from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Lake Central High SchoolHigh · Saint John · 3,069 students · 20.2:1 ratio
- Merrillville High SchoolHigh · Merrillville · 2,042 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Hammond Central High SchoolHigh · Hammond · 1,863 students · 19.4:1 ratio
- Morton Senior High SchoolHigh · Hammond · 1,609 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- Munster High SchoolHigh · Munster · 1,564 students · 18.4:1 ratio
- 21st Century Charter Sch of GaryOther · Gary · 1,337 students · 11.6:1 ratio
- Gary Lighthouse Charter SchoolOther · Gary · 1,127 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- East Chicago Central High SchoolHigh · East Chicago · 1,079 students · 14:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here







People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Munster

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library