Demographics of Gary city, Indiana

Gary city, Indiana had 67,289 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,687 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gary city, in four figures

67,289
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 68,113 ±121.; −2.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,687 people.; 36.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $38,731 ±$2,687
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Gary city, Indiana's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gary city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Gary city, Indiana's population shrank 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gary city, Indiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	68,976	100.0	100.0
2021	68,493	99.3	100.2
2022	68,006	98.6	100.7
2023	67,665	98.1	101.6
2024	67,559	97.9	102.5
2025	67,289	97.6	103.1

Population of Gary city, Indiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	68,976	—
2021	68,493	−483
2022	68,006	−487
2023	67,665	−341
2024	67,559	−106
2025	67,289	−270

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.5 ±1.0: for men 34.6 ±2.1 and for women 38.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gary city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Under 5	4,835 ±513	7.1% ±0.8	6.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,611 ±959	21.5% ±1.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,318 ±604	7.8% ±0.9	9.6% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,969 ±978	23.4% ±1.4	25.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	14,500 ±811	21.3% ±1.2	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	12,880 ±832	18.9% ±1.2	16.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $38,731 ±$2,687, and income per person $23,453 ±$1,128, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,957 ±$352 in Indiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gary city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Indiana	United States
Under $25,000	9,145 ±787	33.6% ±2.7	15.0% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,199 ±699	26.4% ±2.4	19.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,504 ±585	16.5% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,340 ±342	8.6% ±1.2	13.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,295 ±328	8.4% ±1.2	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	984 ±221	3.6% ±0.8	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	760 ±189	2.8% ±0.7	8.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gary city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Indiana	United States
All ages	22,346 ±1,761	33.1% ±2.6	12.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10,126 ±985	53.1% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,016 ±852	28.6% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,204 ±420	19.1% ±2.3	9.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gary city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gary city	Indiana	United States
Housing units	37,816 ±697	2,976,568 ±617	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	72.0% ±1.7	91.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	28.0% ±1.1	8.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.1% ±2.2	70.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.9% ±2.0	29.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,700 ±$3,944	$218,200 ±$739	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,012 ±$38	$1,062 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gary city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,069 ±1,157	10.4% ±1.7	8.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,421 ±1,000	9.4% ±1.5	75.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	51,585 ±1,418	75.7% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	119 to 361	0.2% to 0.5%	2.6% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 98	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	154 to 814	0.2% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,248 ±527	3.3% ±0.8	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gary city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Indiana	United States
Born in the state	40,709 ±1,510	59.8% ±2.2	67.0% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	25,399 ±1,392	37.3% ±2.0	25.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	164 to 552	0.2% to 0.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,647 ±457	2.4% ±0.7	6.3% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	736 ±254	1.1% ±0.4	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	911 ±382	1.3% ±0.6	3.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Gary city among the places of Indiana

11th of 135 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Indiana page.

Places of Indiana near Gary city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Carmel city	101,651 ±211
Bloomington city	80,049 ±491
Hammond city	76,768 ±42
Noblesville city	73,362 ±906
Lafayette city	71,159 ±236
Gary city	68,113 ±121
Greenwood city	66,029 ±329
Muncie city	64,751 ±436
Kokomo city	59,122 ±635
Terre Haute city	58,427 ±31
Anderson city	55,367 ±590

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Gary city, Indiana

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026