Gary, IN

Census Place

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US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

32.9%

2.32% 1-year increase

About

In N/A, Gary, IN had a population of N/A people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between N/A and N/A the population of Gary, IN N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Gary, IN are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (76%), White (Non-Hispanic) (10.3%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.92%), Other (Hispanic) (2.96%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.93%).

None of the households in Gary, IN reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.6% of the residents in Gary, IN are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Gary, IN are Indiana University-Northwest (630 degrees awarded in 2022) and Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College (25 degrees).

Most people in Gary, IN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Gary, IN was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Gary, IN is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Gary, IN residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 7.35 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (52.1k people) in Gary, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 7.1k White (Non-Hispanic) and 2.69k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

98.7%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.6% of Gary, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Gary, IN was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gary, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gary, IN

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
52.1k ± 1.36k
White (Non-Hispanic)
7.1k ± 721
Two+ (Hispanic)
2.69k ± 592

9.76%

Hispanic Population

6.7k people

9.76% of the people in Gary, IN are hispanic (6.7k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Gary, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
101,350 ± 7,757 people
India
35,477 ± 4,612 people
China
18,850 ± 3,366 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 101,350 Indiana residents, followed by India with 35,477 and China with 18,850.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,273 ± 240
Gulf War (1990s)
664 ± 253
Gulf War (2001-)
497 ± 168

Gary, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.92 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Gary, IN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Gary, IN are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,591 people), Retail Trade (2,824 people), and Manufacturing (2,414 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Indiana have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,980. The income inequality in Indiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.448, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Gary, IN stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gary, IN, are N/A. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gary, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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From N/A to N/A, employment in Gary, IN stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gary, IN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,591 people), Retail Trade (2,824 people), and Manufacturing (2,414 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gary, IN, though some of these residents may live in Gary, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Y-Axis

2.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.21M people employed in Indiana. This represents a 2.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 15.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Indiana.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing the state of Indiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Gary, IN. Showing the available data for Indiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.8%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (39.8%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (1%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Indiana went to Donald J. Trump with 58.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (39.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Indiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Indiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Todd Young

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Jim Banks

Senator from Indiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Todd Young and Jim Banks are the senators currently representing Indiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Indiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Indiana

Indiana is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Indiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Gary, IN awarded 655 degrees. The student population of Gary, IN in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 823 male students and 2,413 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Gary, IN are White (360 and 55.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (130 and 20%), Black or African American (111 and 17.1%), and Asian (22 and 3.38%).

The largest universities in Gary, IN by number of degrees awarded are Indiana University-Northwest (630 and 96.2%) and Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College (25 and 3.82%).

The most popular majors in Gary, IN are General Business (79 and 12.1%), Registered Nursing (64 and 9.77%), and General Psychology (56 and 8.55%).

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
64 degrees awarded
General Psychology
56 degrees awarded
General Business
55 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Gary, IN was Registered Nursing with 64 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Gary, IN according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Indiana University-Northwest
630 degrees awarded
Lil Lou's Beauty and Barber College
25 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Indiana University-Northwest with 630 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 172 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Gary, IN, which is 0.356 times less than the 483 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 360 degrees mean that there were 2.77 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 130 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($7,274) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($667) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($980) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

Measure

In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.13M), and Bachelors Degree (879k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Gary, IN have an average commute time of 26.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gary, IN is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

47.4%

Homeownership

2023

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 47.4% of the housing units in Gary, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 48.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gary, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Gary, IN colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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27.4k

Number of Households

± 1,243

In N/A, the median household income of the 27.4k households in Gary, IN N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Gary, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gary, IN is from Indiana.

0.448

2022 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.449

2021 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.283% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (76.2%)
Carpooled (12.2%)
Worked At Home (5.41%)

In 2023, 76.2% of workers in Gary, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.2%) and those who worked at home (5.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

26.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gary, IN have a shorter commute time (26.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Gary, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gary, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gary, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gary, IN have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

32.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gary, IN (22.4k out of 68k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gary, IN is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90.7% of the population of Gary, IN has health coverage, with 24.9% on employee plans, 42.9% on Medicaid, 13.5% on Medicare, 8.45% on non-group plans, and 0.927% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IN see 1882 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.738% decrease from the previous year (1896 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1563 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 484 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,882 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lake County, IN

Primary care physicians in Lake County, IN see an average of 1,882 patients per year. This represents a 0.738% decrease from the previous year (1,896 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lake County, IN in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.4% were men and 54.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.34%

Uninsured

24.9%

Employer Coverage

42.9%

Medicaid

13.5%

Medicare

8.45%

Non-Group

0.927%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Gary, IN grew by 2.66% from 9.1% to 9.34%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Gary, IN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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