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    Gary, IN
    Demographic Data



    Gary Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Gary Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    67,555

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    7.1%
    5 - 17:
    21.5%
    18 - 24:
    7.8%
    25 - 34:
    11.6%
    35 - 54:
    22.2%
    55 - 64:
    11.0%
    Over 65 Years:
    18.9%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    3.1%
    3.1%
    86.4%
    86.4%
    14.8%
    14.8%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Gary
    USA
    $23,453
    $23,453
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Gary
    USA
    $38,731
    $38,731
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    33.1%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Transportation
    Accommodation
    Education
    Administration
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Construction
    Other
    Public Service
    Arts
    Finance
    19.9%
    19.9%
    12.2%
    12.2%
    12.1%
    12.1%
    10.2%
    10.2%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    6.4%
    6.4%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.8%
    4.8%
    4.2%
    4.2%
    4.1%
    4.1%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    75.7%
    75.7%
    10.4%
    10.4%
    9.4%
    9.4%
    4.0%
    4.0%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    Irish
    English
    Italian
    Polish
    African
    Nigerian
    European
    Jamaican
    Haitian
    Other Arab
    Lebanese
    Greek
    Dutch
    Hungarian
    French
    Scottish
    Turkish
    Lithuanian
    Slovak
    2.7%
    2.7%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.9%
    1.9%
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    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
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    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.3%
    0.3%
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    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    African languages
    French Creole
    French
    Arabic
    Chinese
    Other Indo-European
    Native American languages
    Tagalog
    Other Asian languages
    West Germanic languages
    German/Yiddish
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    Pacific Island languages
    Vietnamese
    Laotian
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    93.9%
    93.9%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Gary Residents

    2.4%

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