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Gary, IN

64,975 Population
49.9 square miles 1,301.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±4.5 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 38.9 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Indiana: 38.3 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,844 ±$2,563 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $49,948 ±$510
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $38,794 ±$395
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$40,752 ±$5,015 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $90,770 ±$879
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Indiana: $71,959 ±$630
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

29.5% ±5.1% (18,904  ±3,522) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 11.1% 1,026,828 (±0.3% / ±23,643)
  • more than double the rate in Indiana: 12.2% 823,667 (±0.4% / ±25,971)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.9 minutes ±0.9 (525,460  ±34,536) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 30.3 115,653,336 (±0.1 / ±501,154)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 24.1 70,277,840 (±0.1 / ±387,394)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,109 ±1,785 Number of households
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,690,402 ±9,692
  • Indiana: 2,775,637 ±11,977
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0.1 (64,619  ±4,469) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 2.5 9,254,461 (±0 / ±1,750)
  • about the same as the figure in Indiana: 2.4 6,744,786
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±1.4% (939  ±227) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 4.8% 108,184 (±0.1% / ±3,055)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 5.4% 85,809 (±0.2% / ±2,404)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

37,594 ±2,532 Number of housing units
  • the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3,924,020 ±943
  • Indiana: 3,026,101 ±258
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$112,400 ±$9,672 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: $339,700 ±$1,930
  • about half the amount in Indiana: $243,500 ±$1,916
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.5% ±3.6% (6,153  ±2,362.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 10.2% 945,818 (±0.3% / ±31,727.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Indiana: 11.7% 804,074 (±0.3% / ±23,194.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88% ±4.6% (37,960  ±2,957.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 90% 5,903,400 (±0.7% / ±42,582.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 90.6% 4,244,133 (±0.7% / ±33,890.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
16.3% ±3% (7,015  ±1,337.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 43.1% 2,825,577 (±0.4% / ±27,146)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 30.7% 1,436,427 (±0.5% / ±21,038)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.8% ±0.9% (1,138  ±582) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 19.4% 1,825,700 (±0.3% / ±28,683)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Indiana: 7% 487,371
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±1.5% (3,166  ±776) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: 3.6% 266,098 (±0.1% / ±7,628)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 5.9% 316,228 (±0.1% / ±7,742)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,166 Total veterans ±776 3,031 Male ±748 135 Female ±131

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