Living in Gary Community School Corporation, Indiana

Overview

A total of 29,654 households are located in Gary Community School Corporation area. Among them, 8,775 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.14 people. The total number of children in the region is 23,234 and 16,273 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (711) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (3,197) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Gary Community School Corporation, Indiana
Household	29,654
Population	70,679
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	8,775 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	23,234
Total Students	16,273
Pre-Kindergarten	1,398
Kindergarten	811
Grade 1-8	7,380
Grade 9-12	4,190
College/Graduate School	2,494
Veterans	54,135
Non-citizen	711
Non-English Home Language	3,197
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

56,353 residents are over the age of 16 and 28,754 people are in labor force. Among them, 28,734 people are in civilian labor force and 20 are in armed labor force. 25,324 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 11.90%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Gary Community School Corporation area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,373	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	18,772	77.02%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,463	10.11%
Public transportation	1,485	6.09%
Walked	367	1.51%
Other method	803	3.29%
Worked from home	483	1.98%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,324	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,647	22.30%
Service	7,512	29.66%
Sales and office	5,712	22.56%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,482	5.85%
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,971	19.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,324	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	39	0.15%
Construction	870	3.44%
Manufacturing	3,484	13.76%
Wholesale trade	275	1.09%
Retail trade	2,949	11.65%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,746	6.89%
Information	312	1.23%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	872	3.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	2,481	9.80%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,790	26.81%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,176	12.54%
Other services, except public administration	1,196	4.72%
Public administration	1,134	4.48%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	25,324	-
Private wage and salary workers	21,220	83.79%
Government workers	3,038	12.00%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	991	3.91%
Unpaid family workers	75	0.30%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $44,882 for the 29,654 households in Gary Community School Corporation area, Indiana. The average income of a single worker is $25,572. 63,628 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.44%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	29,654	-
Less than $10,000	5,042	17.00%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,445	8.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,296	14.49%
$25,000 - $34,999	4,242	14.30%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,424	14.92%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,397	14.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,256	7.61%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,693	5.71%
$150,000 - $199,999	491	1.66%
More than $200,000	368	1.24%
Median Household Income	$31,822	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$44,882	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	17,382	-
Less than $10,000	2,095	12.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,084	6.24%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,956	11.25%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,729	15.70%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,897	16.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,851	16.40%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,600	9.20%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,439	8.28%
$150,000 - $199,999	437	2.51%
More than $200,000	294	1.69%

Median Family Income	$39,575	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$52,371	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,572	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,419	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,419	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	71,140	-
With health insurance coverage	63,628	89.44%
Public coverage	40,635	57.12%
Private health insurance	32,213	45.28%
Without health insurance coverage	7,512	10.56%

Housing

There are 40,988 housing units in Gary Community School Corporation area, Indiana with 29,654 units (72.35%) occupied. 14,766 houses (49.79%) are occupied by owner and 14,888 houses (50.21%) are rented. The average housing value is $66,700 and the average rental cost is $782. 20 houses (0.05%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 15,426 houses (37.64%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,988	-
Occupied	29,654	72.35%
Owner Occupied	14,766	49.79%
Renter Occupied	14,888	50.21%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	29,307	71.50%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	2,577	6.29%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,892	21.69%
Mobile Homes	205	0.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	7	0.02%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,988	-
Built 2014 or later	20	0.05%
Built 2010 - 2013	213	0.52%
Built 2000 - 2009	907	2.21%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,097	2.68%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,860	4.54%
Built 1970 - 1979	4,484	10.94%
Built 1960 - 1969	6,672	16.28%
Built 1950 - 1959	10,309	25.15%
Built 1949 or earlier	15,426	37.64%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,988	-
1 room	401	0.98%
2 rooms	490	1.20%
3 rooms	2,951	7.20%
4 rooms	9,367	22.85%
5 rooms	12,461	30.40%
6 rooms	7,559	18.44%
7 rooms	4,211	10.27%
8 rooms	1,947	4.75%
9 rooms or more	1,601	3.91%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	40,988	-
no bedroom	446	1.09%
1 bedroom	3,496	8.53%
2 bedrooms	14,842	36.21%
3 bedrooms	17,168	41.89%
4 bedrooms	4,075	9.94%
5 bedrooms or more	961	2.34%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,766	-
Less than $50,000	4,769	32.30%
$50,000 - $99,999	6,578	44.55%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,687	11.42%
$150,000 - $199,999	669	4.53%
$200,000 - $299,999	513	3.47%
$300,000 - $499,999	343	2.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	144	0.98%
$1,000,000 or more	63	0.43%
Median House Value	$66,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	13,701	-
Less than $500	2,532	18.48%
$500 - $999	8,249	60.21%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,781	20.30%
$1,500 - $1,999	134	0.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	5	0.04%
Median Rental Costs	$782	-

Demographic

A total of 71,469 people lives in Gary Community School Corporation area, Indiana with 32,615 male and 38,854 female. The males to female ratio is 45.64 to 54.36. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	71,469	-
Male	32,615	45.64%
Female	38,854	54.36%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	71,469	-
Under 5 years	5,111	7.15%
5 - 9 years	4,447	6.22%
10 - 14 years	4,719	6.60%
15 - 19 years	4,693	6.57%
20 - 24 years	4,673	6.54%
25 - 34 years	8,590	12.02%
35 - 44 years	8,075	11.30%
45 - 54 years	7,833	10.96%
55 - 59 years	5,063	7.08%
60 - 64 years	4,894	6.85%
65 - 74 years	7,814	10.93%
75 - 84 years	3,904	5.46%
85 years and older	1,653	2.31%
Median Age	38.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	71,469	-
One Race	69,440	97.16%
White	7,578	10.60%
Black or African American	59,624	83.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native	78	0.11%
Asian	184	0.26%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	14	0.02%
Other	1,962	2.75%

Two or more races	2,029	2.84%
White and Black or African American	1,140	1.60%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	94	0.13%
White and Asian	42	0.06%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	76	0.11%

Living in Gary Community School Corporation Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic