Gary: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents (PMSA)

1980: 643,000

1990: 604,526

2000: 484,564

Percent change, 1990–2000: -19.8%

U.S. rank in 1990: 3rd (CMSA)

U.S. rank in 2000: 3rd (CMSA)

City Residents

1980: 151,968

1990: 116,646

2000: 102,746

2003 estimate: 99,961

Percent change, 1990–2000: -11.9

U.S. rank in 1980: 104th

U.S. rank in 1990: 163rd

U.S. rank in 2000: 251st

Density: 1,795 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 12,245

Black or African American; 86,340

American Indian and Alaska Native: 213

Asian: 140

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 24

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 5,065

Other: 2,023

Percent of residents born in state: 63.0% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 8,620

Population 5 to 9 years old: 8,792

Population 10 to 14 years old: 8,297

Population 15 to 19 years old: 8,211

Population 20 to 24 years old: 7,151

Population 25 to 34 years old: 11,851

Population 35 to 44 years old: 13,887

Population 45 to 54 years old: 13,503

Population 54 to 59 years old: 5,080

Population 60 to 64 years old: 4,211

Population 65 to 74 years old: 7,716

Population 75 to 84 years old: 4,177

Population 85 years and older: 1,250

Median age: 33.6

Births: (2002) Total number: 8,621

Deaths: (2002) Total number: 5,890 (of which, 72 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $14,383

Median household income: $27,195

Total households: 38,244

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 7,899

$10,000 to $14,999: 3,574

$15,000 to $24,999: 6,223

$25,000 to $34,999: 5,153

$35,000 to $49,999: 5,433

$50,000 to $74,999: 5,407

$75,000 to $99,999: 2,547

$100,000 to $149,999: 1,501

$150,000 to $199,999: 225

$200,000 or more: 319

Percent of families below poverty level: 22.2% (38.2% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 5,812