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Gary, Indiana QuickFacts

	Gary, Indiana	United States
Total population	102,746	281,421,906
State	Indiana
City	gary

Gary, Indiana Population

	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
Male	47,088	45.83%	49.06%
Female	55,658	54.17%	50.94%
Median age (years)	33.6		35.3

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	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
18 years and over	72,031	70.11%	74.31%
21 years and over	67,228	65.43%	69.97%
62 years and over	15,571	15.15%	14.66%
65 years and over	13,143	12.79%	12.43%

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	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
White	12,245	11.92%	75.14%
Black or African American	86,340	84.03%	12.32%
Asian	140	0.14%	3.64%
Some other race	2,260	2.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,761	1.71%	2.43%

Gary, Indiana Housing

	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
Total households	38,244		105,480,101
Family households (families)	25,618	66.99%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	12,626	33.01%	31.94%

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	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
Total housing units	43,630		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	5,386	12.34%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	38,244	87.66%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	21,342	48.92%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	16,902	38.74%	30.77%

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	Gary, Indiana	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	8,648	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	8,423	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,337	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	371	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	122	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	63	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	19	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.57%
Median (dollars)	53,400	119,600

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	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	5,712	14.94%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,141	23.9%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,790	12.52%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	5,814	15.2%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,063	15.85%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	6,724	17.58%	9.65%

Gary, Indiana Education

	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	30,133		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	2,269	7.53%	6.47%
Kindergarten	1,905	6.32%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	13,707	45.49%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	7,355	24.41%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,897	16.25%	22.81%

Gary, Indiana Economy

	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
Population 16 years and over	75,511		217,168,077
In labor force	42,206	55.89%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	42,187	55.87%	63.39%
- - Employed	35,903	47.55%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	6,284	8.32%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	14.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	19	0.03%	0.53%
Not in labor force	33,305	44.11%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	42,416	56.17%	51.66%
In labor force	22,803	30.2%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	22,803	30.2%	29.65%
- - Employed	19,811	26.24%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	9,169	12.14%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	5,769		12,787,501

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	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	38,281		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	7,899	20.63%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,574	9.34%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	6,223	16.26%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	5,153	13.46%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,433	14.19%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,407	14.12%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,547	6.65%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,501	3.92%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	225	0.59%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	319	0.83%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,195		41,994

	Gary, Indiana	%, Gary, Indiana	United States
With earnings	27,857	36.89%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,897		56,604
With Social Security income	12,209	16.17%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,458		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,345	4.43%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,255		6,320
With public assistance income	4,218	5.59%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,294		3,032
With retirement income	8,159	10.81%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,460		17,376

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