Gary Population and Demographics

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Gary City, Indiana Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Gary Population: 102746 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 47088 45.83% Female 55658 54.17%       Under 5 years 8620 8.39% 5 to 9 years 8792 8.56% 10 to 14 years 8297 8.08% 15 to 19 years 8211 7.99% 20 to 24 years 7151 6.96% 25 to 34 years 11851 11.53% 35 to 44 years 13887 13.52% 45 to 54 years 13503 13.14% 55 to 59 years 5080 4.94% 60 to 64 years 4211 4.1% 65 to 74 years 7716 7.51% 75 to 84 years 4177 4.07% 85 years and over 1250 1.22%       Median age (years) 33.6       18 years and over 72031 70.11% Male 31571 30.73% Female 40460 39.38% 21 years and over 67228 65.43% 62 years and over 15571 15.15% 65 years and over 13143 12.79% Male 5332 5.19% Female 7811 7.6%       Race     One race 100985 98.29% White 12245 11.92% Black or African American 86340 84.03% American Indian and Alaska Native 213 0.21% Asian 140 0.14% Asian indian 32 0.03% Chinese 18 0.02% Filipino 39 0.04% Japanese 10 0.01% Korean 18 0.02% Vietnamese 11 0.01% Other Asian 12 0.01% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 24 0.02% Native Hawaiian 6 0.01% Guamanian or Chamorro 12 0.01% Samoan 5 0% Other Pacific Islander 1 0% Some other race 2023 1.97% Two or more races 1761 1.71%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 102746 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 5065 4.93% Mexican 2958 2.88% Puerto Rican 1453 1.41% Cuban 83 0.08% Other Hispanic or Latino 571 0.56% Not Hispanic or Latino 97681 95.07% White alone 10338 10.06%       Relationship     Total Population 102746 100.00% In households 101897 99.17% Householder 38244 37.22% Spouse 11568 11.26% Child 35614 34.66% Own child under 18 years 23575 22.94% Other relatives 11165 10.87% Under 18 years 6069 5.91% Nonrelatives 5306 5.16% Unmarried partner 2366 2.3% In group quarters 849 0.83% Institutionalized population 535 0.52% Non-Institutionalized population 314 0.31%       Households by Type     Total Households 38244 100.0 % Family households (families) 25618 66.99% With own children under 18 years 11938 31.22% Married-couple family 11568 30.25% With own children under 18 years 4216 11.02% Female householder, no husband present 11829 30.93% With own children under 18 years 6829 17.86% Non Family households 12626 33.01% Householder living alone 11037 28.86% Householder 65 years and over 3607 9.43%       Households with individuals under 18 years 15076 39.42% Households with individuals 65 years and over 10088 26.38%       Average Household size 2.66 Average family size 3.28       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 43630 100.00% Occupied housing units 38244 87.66% Vacant housing units 5386 12.34% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 104 0.24% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 38244 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 21342 55.8% Renter-occupied housing units. 16902 44.2%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.66 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.68

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.