Gary, IN

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1827000, place: Gary city, Indiana)

Total Population: 102,746
Male: 47,088 (45.83%)
Female: 55,658 (54.17%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 8,620 (8.39%)
5 to 9 years: 8,792 (8.56%)
10 to 14 years: 8,297 (8.08%)
15 to 19 years: 8,211 (7.99%)
20 to 24 years: 7,151 (6.96%)
25 to 34 years: 11,851 (11.53%)
35 to 44 years: 13,887 (13.52%)
45 to 54 years: 13,503 (13.14%)
55 to 59 years: 5,080 (4.94%)
60 to 64 years: 4,211 (4.1%)
65 to 74 years: 7,716 (7.51%)
75 to 84 years: 4,177 (4.07%)
85 years and over: 1,250 (1.22%)

Median age: 33.6 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 72,031 (70.11%)
21 years and over: 67,228 (65.43%)
62 years and over: 15,571 (15.15%)
65 years and over: 13,143 (12.79%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 72,031 (70.11%)
--Male: 31,571 (30.73%)
--Female: 40,460 (39.38%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 13,143 (12.79%)
--Male: 5,332 (5.19%)
--Female: 7,811 (7.6%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 100,985 (98.29%)
--White: 10,338 (10.06%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5,065 (4.93%)
--Black or African American: 86,340 (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: 2,023 (1.97%)
Two or more Races: 1,761 (1.71%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 5,065 (4.93%)
--Mexican: 2,958 (2.88%)
--Puerto Rican: 1,453 (1.41%)
--Cuban: 83 (0.08%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 571 (0.56%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 97,681 (95.07%)
--White Alone: 10,338 (10.06%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 101,897 (99.17%)
--Householder: 38,244 (37.22%)
--Spouse: 11,568 (11.26%)
--Child: 35,614 (34.66%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 23,575 (22.94%)
--Other relatives: 11,165 (10.87%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 6,069 (5.91%)
--Nonrelatives: 5,306 (5.16%)
----Unmarried partner: 2,366 (2.3%)
Living in group quarters: 849 (0.83%)
--Institutionalized Population: 535 (0.52%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 314 (0.31%)
Total households: 38,244
Family households (families): 25,618 (66.99%)
----With own children under 18 years: 11,938 (31.22%)
--Married-couple families: 11,568 (30.25%)
----With own children under 18 years: 4,216 (11.02%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 11,829 (30.93%)
----With own children under 18 years: 6,829 (17.86%)
Nonfamily households: 12,626 (33.01%)
--Householder living alone: 11,037 (28.86%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 3,607 (9.43%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 15,076 (39.42%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 10,088 (26.38%)
Average household size: 2.66 people
Average family size: 3.28 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 43,630
Occupied housing units: 38,244 (87.66%)
Vacant housing units: 5,386 (12.34%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 104 (0.24%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.3%
Occupied housing units: 38,244 (87.66%)
Owner occupied housing units: 21,342 (48.92%)
Renter occupied housing units: 16,902 (38.74%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.66 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.68 people

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