Gary, IN Housing Market & City Data

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74,879
Population Estimate
$66,270
Median Home Value
87.6%
Employment Rate
13.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$100
Median Listing Price$126,250
Median Days on Market72
Active Listings245
New Listings86
Total Listings (Active + Pending)324
Avg Listing Price$138,936
Avg Listing Price Change MoM5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-4%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income30.7
Median Household Income$31,936
Median Individual Income$21,459
Home Ownership50.6%
Home Value$66,270
Median Rent$785
Rent Burden39.1%
Poverty30.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED14.6%
  • Highschool Education38.7%
  • Some College32.9%
  • Bachelors Degree8.4%
  • Graduate Degree5.5%
  • Total College or Above13.9%
  • Stem Degree39.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male46.0%
  • Female54.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married27.0%
  • Divorced17.1%
  • Never Married47.1%
  • Widowed8.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityGary
State IDIN
Population74,879

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.2%
19–2912.8%
30–3911.8%
40–4910.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.4%
60–6912.8%
70–797.9%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation51.5%
Unemployment Rate12.4%
Disabled17.3%

ETHNICITY

White15.3%
Black78.5%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.0%
Multiple2.9%

OTHER

Hispanic8.0%
Limited English0.6%
Health Uninsured10.8%
Veteran7.8%

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