46402 Zip Code (Gary, IN) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 5,915
Zip code population in 2010: 6,726
Zip code population in 2000: 8,626

Houses and condos: 3,530
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,345
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 46402: 93.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,553 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $729 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $766 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 46402:

• High school or higher: 82.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
• Unemployed: 13.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 46402:

• Never married: 50.5%
• Now married: 23.4%
• Separated: 4.1%
• Widowed: 10.4%
• Divorced: 11.7%

• 
• • 5,21388.1%Black
  • 2854.8%White
  • 2053.5%Two or more races
  • 1943.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 170.3%American Indian

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 46402, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $26,076 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,076
State:	$64,978

Salary/wage: $23,558 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$23,558
State:	$55,245

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 935.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3206.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6365.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7362.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $358 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$358
Indiana:	$1,351

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $875 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	$875
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,250 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	+$1,250
State:	+$17,730

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,547 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$3,547
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,067 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

46402:	$7,067
Indiana:	$18,302

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.6% for AGIs below $25k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,367 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,367
State:	$35,601

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 149.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxes paid: $3,633 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

46402:	$3,633
State:	$7,542

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,092 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,092
State:	$2,298

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 210.5% for AGIs below $25k, 121.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.1%

Here:	92%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.0% for AGIs below $25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 46402, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $23,174 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,174
State:	$52,932

Salary/wage: $22,525 (reported on 74.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,525
State:	$45,173

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.8% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $178 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$178
Indiana:	$1,311

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Ordinary dividends: $250 (reported on 2.8% of returns)

Here:	$250
State:	$4,690

Profit/loss from business: +$8,686 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,686
State:	+$11,105

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,800 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

46402:	$6,800
Indiana:	$13,841

Total itemized deductions: $14,971 (30% of AGI, reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,971
State:	$20,913

Here:	30.2% of AGI
State:	18.2% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $4,631 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$4,631
State:	$4,697

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $3,212 (reported on 7.4% of returns)

46402:	$3,212
State:	$7,456

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $3,148 (reported on 51.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,148
State:	$2,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.4%

Here:	48%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 48.0% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 46402, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $21,983 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$21,983
State:	$44,790

Salary/wage: $21,198 (reported on 83.7% of returns)

Here:	$21,198
State:	$39,615

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.1% for AGIs below $10k, 79.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $420 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$420
Indiana:	$1,535

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $384 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$384
State:	$2,998

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,545 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,545
State:	+$10,071

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,071 (reported on 0.6% of returns)

46402:	$1,071
Indiana:	$2,840

Total itemized deductions: $13,026 (27% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,026
State:	$17,065

Here:	27.2% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,778 (8% of AGI, reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,778
State:	$3,550

Here:	7.8% of AGI
State:	3.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $2,821 (reported on 52.8% of returns)

46402:	$2,821
State:	$6,914

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,147 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,147
State:	$1,685

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.3%

Here:	65%
State:	59%

(% for various income ranges: 65.0% for AGIs below $10k, 69.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 46407, 46404, 46409, 46408, 46403, 46405.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 966
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,428

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 76 (26 now married, 44 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,155 (188 now married, 962 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 46402 with a mortgage: 354 (43 second mortgage, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,006
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $587

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 46402 household income distribution in 2022

• 404Less than $10,000
• 320$10,000 to $14,999
• 197$15,000 to $19,999
• 236$20,000 to $24,999
• 172$25,000 to $29,999
• 211$30,000 to $34,999
• 84$35,000 to $39,999
• 99$40,000 to $44,999
• 58$45,000 to $49,999
• 110$50,000 to $59,999
• 143$60,000 to $74,999
• 186$75,000 to $99,999
• 91$100,000 to $124,999
• 28$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 21$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 46402

• 13Less than $10,000
• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 161$15,000 to $19,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 31$30,000 to $34,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 57$40,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 43$60,000 to $69,999
• 86$70,000 to $79,999
• 76$80,000 to $89,999
• 28$90,000 to $99,999
• 68$100,000 to $124,999
• 9$125,000 to $149,999
• 81$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$175,000 to $199,999
• 65$200,000 to $249,999
• 4$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 46402

• 22Less than $100
• 63$200 to $249
• 78$250 to $299
• 26$300 to $349
• 24$350 to $399
• 37$400 to $449
• 45$450 to $499
• 136$500 to $549
• 57$550 to $599
• 94$600 to $649
• 133$650 to $699
• 103$700 to $749
• 76$750 to $799
• 123$800 to $899
• 101$900 to $999
• 89$1,000 to $1,249
• 10$1,250 to $1,499
• 4$3,500 or more
• 85No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $851.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $144,962
• Black or African American householders: $74,311
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $32,030
• Some other race householders: $59,486
• Two or more races householders: $297,430
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,995

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $78,888 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,114 - $122,654

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $122,309

Here:	$122,309
State:	$257,916

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,500

Here:	$200,500
State:	$224,114

In 2-unit structures: $60,727

Here:	$60,727
State:	$175,375

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $125,333

Here:	$125,333
State:	$151,116

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,844

Here:	$184,844
State:	$200,844

Mobile homes: $99,157

Here:	$99,157
State:	$67,116

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,060
• One, attached: 203
• Two: 209
• 3 or 4: 211
• 5 to 9: 153
• 10 to 19: 121
• 20 to 49: 134
• 50 or more: 487

Unemployment: 13.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 46402

• 71.8%963Drove a car alone
• 11.1%149Carpooled
• 2.2%30Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%2Subway or elevated
• 2.5%34Bicycle
• 3.8%51Walked
• 0.8%11Other means
• 6.6%88Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 46402

• 1875 to 9 minutes
• 22610 to 14 minutes
• 12915 to 19 minutes
• 23720 to 24 minutes
• 4325 to 29 minutes
• 16130 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 8240 to 44 minutes
• 8245 to 59 minutes
• 6060 to 89 minutes
• 790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 75.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,915

• Male householders: 817 (478 living alone), Female householders: 1,568 (625 living alone)

• 348 spouses (348 opposite-sex spouses), 136 unmarried partners, (130 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,120 children (2,032 natural, 36 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 257 grandchildren, 176 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 82 other relatives, 153 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 208 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 427 2-persons, 277 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,103 1-person, 56 2-persons, 15 4-persons

228 married couples with children.
1,313 single-parent households (146 men, 1,167 women).

97.6% of residents of 46402 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% very well, 59% not well, 18% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
1.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 30% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CARMEUSE LIME INCORPORATED BUFFINGTON STATION (NORTH CLARK ROAD AND LAKE MICHIGAN in GARY, IN)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900112, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: LIME
  Organizations: MARBLEHEAD LIME CO DIV CARMEUSE NO AM (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MIKE CIRICILLO (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , MR THOMAS A BUCK (CONTACT/OWNER) , MARBLEHEAD LIME CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BUFFINGTON PLANT, CAMEUSE LIME INC. BUFFINGTON, CARMEUSE LIME, INC. BUFFINGTON, MARBLEHEAD LIME INC., MARBLEHEAD LIME INC. BUFFINGTON PLANT, MARBLEHEAD LIME CO BUFFINGTON STATION, MARBLEHEAD LIME CO DIV CARMEUSE NO AM, RANDALL BOISVERT

• NINTH AVE DUMP (7357 W NINTH AVE in GARY, IN)

  SUPERFUND NPL (Superfund database)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0230, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-05-1980-0048, ICIS-05-1989-0078,
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-19133, EPCRA
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: KNIGHT MARK (CONTACT/OWNER) , NINTH AVE PHASE II REMEDIAL TRUST (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• METHODIST HOSPITAL OF GARY (600 GRANT ST in GARY, IN)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - ACES-OP-08900114, AIR PROGRAM, CRTK-10057, EPCRA, UST-5861, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
  Alternative names: METHODIST HOSPITAL OF GARY NLKE CAMPUS, METHODIST HOSPITALS INC

• PVS TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED (1 NORTH BUCHANAN STREET in GARY, IN)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1512, EPCRA, ACES-OP-08900160, AIR PROGRAM
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
  Organizations: PRESSURE VESSEL SVC INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: USX

• REPUBLIC TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL (2800 E DUNES HWY in GARY, IN)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-5170, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, CRTK-2984, EPCRA, CRTK-3671,
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET, STRIP, AND BARS
  Business NAICS classification: ROLLED STEEL SHAPE MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODUCTS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODS. L.L.C. GARY CFB, REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODUCTS, LLC, REPUBLIC ENGINEERED STEEL, REPUBLIC ENGINEERED STEELS, GARY DUNES, REPUBLIC TECHS. INTL. GARY DUNES

• DALTON CORPORATION (1015 MASSACHUSETTS ST. in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1839, EPCRA, UST-1462, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SHEET METALWORK
  Organizations: KRUEGER MAYNARD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CUMMINS NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC (1440 TEXAS ST in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - VRP-6970802, VOLUNTARY CLEAN UP PROGRAM
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: CUMMINS NPOWER (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CUMMINS MID STATES POWER INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: CUMMINS MID STATES POWER INC, CUMMINS MID STATES POWER INC, CUMMINS NO ILLINOIS

• PEACOCK CLEANERS (920 ADAMS ST in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-1062, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PEACOCK ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ROLL CENTER INC (218 MISSISSIPPI ST in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-8203, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: HERR VOSS INDUSTRIES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: H V ROLL CENTER INC

• SHAMROCK TERMINALS INC (219 VIRGINIA ST in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-10708, EPCRA
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH

• AMOCO NO 5407 (601 VIRGINIA AVE in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-7326, EPCRA, LUST-199502541, LEAKING STORAGE TANK, UST-11477, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: AMOCO OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMOCO 5407

• NIPSCO GARY OPERATING HEADQUARTERS (1460 E 15TH AVE in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - UST-6088, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, CRTK-4910, EPCRA, LUST-199110502, LEAKING STORAGE TANK
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
  Organizations: NIPSCO GARY OPERATING HQ (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , NISOURCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CASTER MAINTENANCE COMPANY (215 MISSISSIPPI ST in GARY, IN)

  STATE MASTER (Indiana facility tracking) - CRTK-9209, EPCRA, SPILL-199006102, RELEASE ASSESSMENT
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNER NOT REPORTED (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.2%

Population in 1990: 10,873.

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

• This state: 3,226
• Northeast: 24
• Midwest: 1,662
• South: 673
• West: 235

64% of the 46402 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Indiana.

82% of the 46402 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 124 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 189

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION CO INC (2045 E DUNES HIGHWAY in GARY, IN) : $2,517,042 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $1,258,521 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
  $1,258,521 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-03-10.
  

• MEDICAL WASTE SOLUTIONS INC (1310 MICHIGAN ST in GARY, IN; small business) : $330,864 in 9 contracts from 2003 to 2005

  Contracts for Other Housekeeping Services, Waste Treatment and Storage, Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services, Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal Services and Operational Support by Department of Veterans Affairs, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $82,561; 2004: $138,141; 2005: $110,162; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $75,200 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Other Housekeeping Services. Taking place in WI. Signed on 2004-10-05. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-05-31.
  $50,133, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-05. Effective on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
  $50,133, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $47,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Waste Treatment and Storage. Signed on 2005-09-15. Effective on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  

• FRANK'S PLACE (100 W 4TH AVE in GARY, IN; small business)

  $3,770 with Army for X-Ray Equipment and Supplies: Medical, Dental, Veterinary. Signed on 2005-04-06. Completion date: 2005-05-06.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (500-999: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (250-499: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers (250-499: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Information: Newspaper Publishers (250-499: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations (50-99: 2, 20-49: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1)

2002 - 2017 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2017 the average number of fires per year is 47. The highest number of reported fires - 150 took place in 2002, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (54.0%), and Structure Fires (24.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 46402
• 40854.0%Outside Fires
• 18724.8%Structure Fires
• 8010.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 8010.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 46402, Indiana

Most common first names in zip code 46402 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	165	73.9 years
James	116	68.1 years
William	101	72.0 years
Mary	99	77.4 years
Charles	74	67.5 years
Robert	74	62.4 years
Willie	68	66.3 years
George	65	73.6 years
Joseph	59	73.8 years
Frank	49	73.7 years

Most common last names in zip code 46402 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	71	69.4 years
Williams	69	65.4 years
Jones	63	71.4 years
Smith	61	69.8 years
Brown	46	71.0 years
Thomas	40	68.5 years
Jackson	40	66.5 years
Taylor	37	71.0 years
Davis	35	66.0 years
Moore	29	66.9 years

Businesses in zip code 46402
Name	Count		Name	Count
Cricket Wireless	1		KFC	1
FedEx	1		McDonald's	1
H&R Block	1		Popeyes	1