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Indiana·Lake County
32 tracts·68K people·$95K median·1,364/mi²
Black 76 · Hispanic 10 · White 9 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 0
Other 42 · Living alone 38 · Married couple 21
Manufacturing 33 · Retail 24 · Health 23 · Professional 7 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 4 · Other 2
Service 26 · Management · business · science · arts 25 · Production · transport 23 · Sales · office 21 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 75 · Carpool 26 · Work from home 6 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Gary is $94,700 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Gary has 68,113 residents across 32 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 75.7% Black, 10.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% White, 3.3% Multiracial, 0.8% Other and 0.3% Asian; the average household has 2.5 people; 14.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 33.1% (Census ACS).
Aspire Charter Academy (26%), Banneker Elementary at Marquette (14%) and Charter School of the Dunes (10%) lead the elementary schools; Bailly Middle School (10%) and Gary Middle School (8%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,012/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Gary is $38,731 a year, 55% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Gary, median rent is $1,012/month and the median home value is $94,700 (Census ACS).
Gary reported 9.0 violent crimes and 28.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 39 inches; snowfall averages 40 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Gary are cold wave (94), tornado (88) and landslide (87), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Gary, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).