Language Spoken At Home in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 75,361 | 100% |
English only | 71,704 | 95.1% |
Language other than English | 3,657 | 4.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 776 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 2,693 | 3.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 596 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 566 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 111 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 160 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 238 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 51 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 81,153 | 100% |
American | 1,191 | 1.5% |
Arab | 35 | 0.0% |
Czech | 26 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 190 | 0.2% |
English | 1,570 | 1.9% |
French (except Basque) | 142 | 0.2% |
French Canadian | 44 | 0.1% |
German | 2,255 | 2.8% |
Greek | 165 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 222 | 0.3% |
Irish | 2,576 | 3.2% |
Italian | 715 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 63 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 123 | 0.2% |
Polish | 861 | 1.1% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 67 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 114 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 197 | 0.2% |
Slovak | 141 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 1,519 | 1.9% |
Swedish | 157 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 43 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 17 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 77 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 228 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 30,770 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 18,830 | 61.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,070 | 26.2% |
Married-couple family | 7,508 | 24.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,234 | 7.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,946 | 6.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 638 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 9,376 | 30.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,198 | 16.9% |
Nonfamily households | 11,940 | 38.8% |
Householder living alone | 10,609 | 34.5% |
65 years and over | 3,849 | 12.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 10,148 | 33.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,195 | 29.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 80,392 | 100% |
Householder | 30,770 | 38.3% |
Spouse | 7,614 | 9.5% |
Child | 28,776 | 35.8% |
Other relatives | 9,767 | 12.1% |
Nonrelatives | 3,465 | 4.3% |
Unmarried partner | 1,666 | 2.1% |
Marital Status in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 27,940 | 100% |
Never married | 12,932 | 46.3% |
Now married, except separated | 8,611 | 30.8% |
Separated | 763 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 1,366 | 4.9% |
Divorced | 4,268 | 15.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 34,897 | 100% |
Never married | 14,909 | 42.7% |
Now married, except separated | 8,732 | 25.0% |
Separated | 1,351 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 4,704 | 13.5% |
Divorced | 5,201 | 14.9% |
Fertility in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,214 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 971 | 80.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 71 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,812 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,653 | 58.8% |
Less than 1 year | 364 | 12.9% |
1 or 2 years | 254 | 9.0% |
3 or 4 years | 204 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 831 | 29.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,653 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,204 | 72.8% |
Who are married | 994 | 60.1% |
School Enrollment in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 23,289 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,087 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,157 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,650 | 45.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,483 | 23.5% |
College or graduate school | 4,912 | 21.1% |
Educational Attainment in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 51,734 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,778 | 5.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 6,434 | 12.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 19,287 | 37.3% |
Some college, no degree | 13,456 | 26.0% |
Associate's degree | 3,348 | 6.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,234 | 8.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,197 | 4.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.4% |
Veteran Status in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 58,965 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,008 | 10.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 80,705 | 100% |
With a disability | 15,473 | 19.2% |
Under 18 years | 22,126 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,091 | 4.9% |
18 to 64 years | 46,789 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,999 | 19.2% |
65 years and over | 11,790 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,383 | 45.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 80,145 | 100% |
Same house | 67,267 | 83.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 12,769 | 15.9% |
Same county | 9,141 | 11.4% |
Different county | 3,628 | 4.5% |
Same state | 1,068 | 1.3% |
Different state | 2,560 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 109 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 81,153 | 100% |
Native | 79,903 | 98.5% |
Born in United States | 79,558 | 98.0% |
State of residence | 51,349 | 63.3% |
Different state | 28,209 | 34.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 345 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,250 | 1.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,250 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 782 | 62.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 468 | 37.4% |
Year of Entry in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,595 | 100% |
Native | 345 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 339 | 98.3% |
Foreign born | 1,250 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 47 | 3.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,203 | 96.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Gary City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,250 | 100% |
Europe | 235 | 18.8% |
Asia | 164 | 13.1% |
Africa | 201 | 16.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 625 | 50.0% |
Northern America | 25 | 2.0% |