Gary, IN (Indiana) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 95,920 (All urban)

Gary, Indiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 43,630 (38,244 occupied: 21,360 owner occupied, 16,884 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	29%

Housing density: 869 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $118,640.

Median contract rent in 2007: $462 (lower quartile is $264, upper quartile is $576)

Housing units in Gary with a mortgage: 11,916 (1,605 second mortgage, 1,433 home equity loan, 80 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,081

Gary,IN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,700 (it was $51,900 in 2000)

Gary:	$71,700
Indiana:	$122,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $51,700 - $102,400

Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1962

Household type by relationship

Households: 101,899

In family households: 87,715 (12,553 male householders, 13,293 female householders)
11,933 spouses, 35,663 children (33,034 natural, 865 adopted, 1,764 stepchildren), 6,449 grandchildren, 1,431 brothers or sisters, 886 parents, 2,484 other relatives, 3,023 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 14,184 (5,674 male householders (4,917 living alone)), 6,761 female householders (6,125 living alone)), 1,749 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 847 (536 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,265 2-persons, 6,681 3-persons, 4,744 4-persons, 2,657 5-persons, 1,336 6-persons, 1,163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 11,042 1-person, 1,189 2-persons, 142 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 4 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

8,400 married couples with children.
15,175 single-parent households (1,573 men, 13,602 women).

93.6% of residents of Gary speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,691 (1.6%)
(56.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gary, Indiana:
	1 room: 29 2 rooms: 223 3 rooms: 772 4 rooms: 2,845 5 rooms: 6,686 6 rooms: 4,859 7 rooms: 2,693 8 rooms: 1,812 9 or more rooms: 1,441

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gary, Indiana:
	1 room: 349 2 rooms: 1,411 3 rooms: 2,541 4 rooms: 4,613 5 rooms: 4,217 6 rooms: 2,187 7 rooms: 814 8 rooms: 506 9 or more rooms: 246

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 146
1995 to 1998: 473
1990 to 1994: 269
1980 to 1989: 1,373
1970 to 1979: 4,336
1960 to 1969: 9,282
1950 to 1959: 11,646
1940 to 1949: 7,978
1939 or earlier: 8,127

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gary:
	no bedroom: 113 1 bedroom: 664 2 bedrooms: 6,329 3 bedrooms: 10,592 4 bedrooms: 2,775 5 or more bedrooms: 887

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gary:
	no bedroom: 610 1 bedroom: 3,871 2 bedrooms: 7,095 3 bedrooms: 4,138 4 bedrooms: 949 5 or more bedrooms: 221

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Gary in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2,233 1 vehicle: 8,520 2 vehicles: 7,186 3 vehicles: 2,499 4 vehicles: 722 5 or more vehicles: 200

Cars and other vehicles available in Gary in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5,175 1 vehicle: 8,590 2 vehicles: 2,489 3 vehicles: 480 4 vehicles: 78 5 or more vehicles: 72

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Gary, IN:

Less than $10,000: 460
$10,000 to $14,999: 255
$15,000 to $19,999: 333
$20,000 to $24,999: 339
$25,000 to $29,999: 414
$30,000 to $34,999: 517
$35,000 to $39,999: 716
$40,000 to $49,999: 1885
$50,000 to $59,999: 1920
$60,000 to $69,999: 1825
$70,000 to $79,999: 1696
$80,000 to $89,999: 1525
$90,000 to $99,999: 1297
$100,000 to $124,999: 2314
$125,000 to $149,999: 945
$150,000 to $174,999: 534
$175,000 to $199,999: 313
$200,000 to $249,999: 347
$250,000 to $299,999: 86
$300,000 to $399,999: 93
$400,000 to $499,999: 36
$500,000 to $749,999: 37
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 24

Gary rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gary:

Less than $100: 1,039 people
$100 to $149: 557
$150 to $199: 592
$200 to $249: 531
$250 to $299: 673
$300 to $349: 778
$350 to $399: 961
$400 to $449: 1,239
$450 to $499: 1,489
$500 to $549: 1,371
$550 to $599: 1,236
$600 to $649: 1,073
$650 to $699: 850
$700 to $749: 380
$750 to $799: 230
$800 to $899: 242
$900 to $999: 74
$1,000 to $1,249: 85
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 24
$2,000 or more: 22
No cash rent: 826

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 356 1990 to 1994: 209 1985 to 1989: 194 1980 to 1984: 174 1975 to 1979: 83 1970 to 1974: 99 1970 to 1974: 119 1965 to 1969: 457

Gary, IN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.5%
Number of people working at home: 581 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 601
5 to 9 minutes: 2208
10 to 14 minutes: 4668
15 to 19 minutes: 6948
20 to 24 minutes: 6323
25 to 29 minutes: 1920
30 to 34 minutes: 5321
35 to 39 minutes: 751
40 to 44 minutes: 737
45 to 59 minutes: 1775
60 to 89 minutes: 1789
90 or more minutes: 1011

Gary mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 24,927 (72%)
Carpooled: 6,269 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,036 (3%)
Subway or elevated: 57 (0%)
Railroad: 542 (2%)
Taxi: 8 (0%)
Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 873 (3%)
Other means: 319 (1%)
Worked at home: 581 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 7899
$10,000 to $14,999: 3574
$15,000 to $19,999: 3222
$20,000 to $24,999: 3001
$25,000 to $29,999: 2820
$30,000 to $34,999: 2333
$35,000 to $39,999: 1913
$40,000 to $44,999: 1873
$45,000 to $49,999: 1647
$50,000 to $59,999: 2715
$60,000 to $74,999: 2692
$75,000 to $99,999: 2547
$100,000 to $124,999: 1068
$125,000 to $149,999: 433
$150,000 to $199,999: 225
$200,000 or more: 319

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 75227

United States or American: 2046

Subsaharan African:: 1487

African: 1342

German: 1293

Irish: 1108

Polish: 729

English: 556

Italian: 423

Slovak: 305

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 274

Romanian: 182

Dutch: 168

Greek: 154

Croatian: 146

Scottish: 145

Jamaican: 144

Serbian: 131

Hungarian: 112

Scotch-Irish: 109

French (except Basque): 90

European: 77

Ghanian: 71

Swedish: 70

Czechoslovakian: 67

Russian: 67

Macedonian: 53

Haitian: 49

Czech: 48

Nigerian: 43

Yugoslavian: 41

Norwegian: 41

Bahamian: 41

Lithuanian: 41

Ukrainian: 37

Arab:: 33

Belgian: 30

Liberian: 30

French Canadian: 28

British: 24

Arab/Arabic: 21

Finnish: 18

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 17

Canadian: 15

West Indian: 13

Welsh: 11

Swiss: 10

Danish: 9

Israeli: 9

Lebanese: 7

Pennsylvania German: 7

Icelander: 7

Maltese: 6

Austrian: 6

Iranian: 6

British West Indian: 6

Egyptian: 5

Slavic: 5

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 4

Belizean: 4

South African: 1

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (25%)
Jamaica (5%)
Honduras (5%)
Yugoslavia (5%)
India (4%)
Other Eastern Europe (4%)
Ghana (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 64703
Northeast: 939
Midwest: 11109
South: 22729
West: 829

63% of Gary residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Indiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 488
Nursery to 4th grade: 237
5th and 6th grade: 577
7th and 8th grade: 1,115
9th grade: 1,040
10th grade: 1,300
11th grade: 1,413
12th grade, no diploma: 1,912
High school graduate (or equivalency): 10,032
Less than 1 year of college: 1,781
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,393
Associate degree: 1,087
Bachelor's degree: 1,595
Master's degree: 542
Professional school degree: 135
Doctorate degree: 50

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 308
Nursery to 4th grade: 240
5th and 6th grade: 657
7th and 8th grade: 1,385
9th grade: 1,058
10th grade: 1,388
11th grade: 1,805
12th grade, no diploma: 1,942
High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,671
Less than 1 year of college: 2,586
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,066
Associate degree: 2,055
Bachelor's degree: 2,187
Master's degree: 1,438
Professional school degree: 208
Doctorate degree: 99

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 13.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 25.6%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.9%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,488
Black householders: $25,912
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $54,652
Asian householders: $200,001
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $9,097
Some other race householders: $26,500
Two or more races householders: $24,276
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,516

Gary household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gary household income for Black householders

Gary household income for Asian householders

Gary household income for Some other race householders

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Gary household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Gary marital status for males

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Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $79,989
Black or African American householders: $72,943
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $111,349
Asian householders: $140,636
Some other race householders: $62,167
Two or more races householders: $81,094
Hispanic or Latino householders: $64,930

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 29,139
One, attached: 1,977
Two: 2,955
3 or 4: 2,459
5 to 9: 2,092
10 to 19: 902
20 to 49: 1,113
50 or more: 1,741
Mobile homes: 1,248
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $10,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gary:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (80%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) No fuel used (1%) Other fuel (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 994

Here:	7.3%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 572

Here:	7.8%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 848

Here:	19.6%
Indiana:	23.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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