Moving to Gary, Indiana

About Gary, Indiana
Gary

Gary ( GARR-ee) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. The population was 69,093 at the 2020 census, making it Indiana's eleventh-most populous city. The city has been historically dominated by major industrial activity and is home to U.S. Steel's Gary Works, the largest steel mill complex in North America. Gary is located along the southern shore of Lake Michigan about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Chicago. The city is the western gateway to the Indiana Dunes National Park, and is within the Chicago metropolitan area.

Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary, who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation. U.S. Steel had established the city in 1906 as a company town to serve its steel mills. Like other Rust Belt cities, Gary's once thriving steel industry has been significantly affected by the disappearance of local manufacturing jobs since the 1970s. As a result of this economic shift, the city's population has decreased drastically, having lost 61% of its population since 1960.

Although initially a very diverse city, Gary currently holds one of the nation's highest percentages of African-Americans. Between 1970 and 2010, Gary maintained a 40-year record of holding the nation's largest Black population per capita. The city also boasts a legacy of African-American cultural and historical feats, such in 1945, becoming the first city in the Midwest (and one of the first in the entire nation) to fully integrate its public school system, electing the nation's first Black mayor in 1968 (see Richard Hatcher), and hosting the first and largest National Black Political Convention in 1972.

Gary is serviced by the Gary/Chicago International Airport, an alternative airport to the Chicago region's two larger airports. The city's public transport is provided by the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the South Shore Line passenger railway, which connects to the Chicago transit system. It is also home to a professional baseball team, the Gary SouthShore RailCats. In addition to its large steel mills, the city is known for being the birthplace of the Jackson family, a family of well-known entertainers whose members include singer Michael Jackson.

Gender
Gender Gary Indiana Country
Female 53.8% 50.7% 50.8%
Male 46.2% 49.3% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.054%46%Female53.8%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.015%9%16%14%16%15%7%6%2%1%$15K to $25K15.9%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Gary Indiana Country
Less than $10,000 15.1% 5.9% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 8.6% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 15.9% 9.5% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.4% 9.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 15.5% 13.6% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 15% 19.2% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 6.9% 13.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 6% 14.7% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.7% 5.2% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.89999999999999% 4.4% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.03%11%40%24%8%8%4%1%1%High School or GED40%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Gary Indiana Country
< 9th Grade 3% 4% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 11% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 33% 27.0%
Other College 24% 20% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 9% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 8% 17% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 7% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Gary Indiana  Country
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Education
 Gary Indiana  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade345117740332724202089981720479122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.011%78%0%0%9%0%2%0%African American77.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Gary Indiana Country
White 10.8% 78.4% 60.1%
African American 77.6% 9.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.3% 2.3% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 8.9% 7.1% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Gary Indiana  Country
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