Gary, IN Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	102,746	100.0

Male	47,088	45.8
Female	55,658	54.2

Under 5 years	8,620	8.4
5 to 9 years	8,792	8.6
10 to 14 years	8,297	8.1
15 to 19 years	8,211	8.0
20 to 24 years	7,151	7.0
25 to 34 years	11,851	11.5
35 to 44 years	13,887	13.5
45 to 54 years	13,503	13.1
55 to 59 years	5,080	4.9
60 to 64 years	4,211	4.1
65 to 74 years	7,716	7.5
75 to 84 years	4,177	4.1
85 years and over	1,250	1.2

Median age (years)	33.6	(X)

18 years and over	72,031	70.1
Male	31,571	30.7
Female	40,460	39.4
21 years and over	67,228	65.4
62 years and over	15,571	15.2
65 years and over	13,143	12.8
Male	5,332	5.2
Female	7,811	7.6

RACE
One race	100,985	98.3
White	12,245	11.9
Black or African American	86,340	84.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	213	0.2
Asian	140	0.1
Asian Indian	32	0.0
Chinese	18	0.0
Filipino	39	0.0
Japanese	10	0.0
Korean	18	0.0
Vietnamese	11	0.0
Other Asian ¹	12	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	6	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	12	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	2,023	2.0
Two or more races	1,761	1.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	13,317	13.0
Black or African American	87,604	85.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	719	0.7
Asian	293	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	52	0.1
Some other race	2,744	2.7

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	102,746	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5,065	4.9
Mexican	2,958	2.9
Puerto Rican	1,453	1.4
Cuban	83	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	571	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	97,681	95.1
White alone	10,338	10.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	102,746	100.0
In households	101,897	99.2
Householder	38,244	37.2
Spouse	11,568	11.3
Child	35,614	34.7
Own child under 18 years	23,575	22.9
Other relatives	11,165	10.9
Under 18 years	6,069	5.9
Nonrelatives	5,306	5.2
Unmarried partner	2,366	2.3
In group quarters	849	0.8
Institutionalized population	535	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	314	0.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	38,244	100.0
Family households (families)	25,618	67.0
With own children under 18 years	11,938	31.2
Married-couple family	11,568	30.2
With own children under 18 years	4,216	11.0
Female householder, no husband present	11,829	30.9
With own children under 18 years	6,829	17.9
Nonfamily households	12,626	33.0
Householder living alone	11,037	28.9
Householder 65 years and over	3,607	9.4

Households with individuals under 18 years	15,076	39.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	10,088	26.4

Average household size	2.66	(X)
Average family size	3.28	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	43,630	100.0
Occupied housing units	38,244	87.7
Vacant housing units	5,386	12.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	104	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	38,244	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	21,342	55.8
Renter-occupied housing units	16,902	44.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.66	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.68	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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