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Gary IN - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	102,746	232 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 601) (99%)
Average Income	$27,195	19,252 (23%)	558 (7%)
Median House Value	$53,400	18,436 (27%)	526 (12%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	11.9%	24,576 (of 25,150) (2%)	601 (of 601) (0%)
% Black Population	84.0%	209 (99%)	1 (100%)
% Hispanic Population	4.9%	6,115 (76%)	53 (91%)
% Asian Population	0.1%	15,685 (38%)	353 (41%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	14,122 (44%)	253 (58%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	72.7%	18,174 (of 25,150) (28%)	483 (of 601) (20%)
% College Graduates	10.1%	16,600 (34%)	299 (50%)
% Never Married	38.8%	1,156 (95%)	9 (99%)
% Married	34.1%	24,501 (3%)	594 (1%)
% Seperated	4.3%	1,751 (93%)	8 (99%)
% Divorced	13.5%	4,387 (83%)	188 (69%)
% Foreign Born	1.6%	12,526 (50%)	165 (73%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	43,630	209 (of 25,150) (99%)	5 (of 601) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	18.6%	12,512 (50%)	471 (22%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	4.4%	15,103 (40%)	414 (31%)
Average Rooms in House	5.1	17,588 (30%)	497 (17%)
% Households with No Car	19.4%	1,322 (95%)	7 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.6%	21,684 (14%)	587 (2%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,370 (87%)	49 (92%)
Median House Value	$53,400	18,436 (27%)	526 (12%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	13.9%	4,800 (81%)	90 (85%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.5%	4,917 (80%)	66 (89%)
Average Monthly Rent	$469	11,443 (55%)	303 (50%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	55.9%	18,560 (of 25,150) (26%)	550 (of 601) (8%)
% Drive Alone to Work	72.0%	19,147 (24%)	553 (8%)
% Take Public Transportation	4.7%	1,838 (93%)	5 (99%)
% Walk to Work	2.5%	11,860 (53%)	271 (55%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	26.1	9,120 (64%)	204 (66%)
% Households making less than $10,000	20.6%	3,034 (88%)	12 (98%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.8%	10,236 (59%)	201 (67%)
Median Household Income	$27,195	19,252 (23%)	558 (7%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	11.0%	1,254 (95%)	5 (99%)
Per Capita Income	$14,383	18,015 (28%)	493 (18%)
Male Worker Income	$34,992	8,781 (65%)	225 (63%)
Female Worker Income	$24,432	9,227 (63%)	169 (72%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	22.2%	2,400 (90%)	8 (99%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	25.8%	2,666 (89%)	10 (98%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Chicago, Illinois	24 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.94

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Macon, Georgia	0.78
Erie, Pennsylvania	0.76
Flint, Michigan	0.76
Waco, Texas	0.75
Camden, New Jersey	0.74
Beaumont, Texas	0.74
Wichita Falls, Texas	0.73
Trenton, New Jersey	0.73
South Bend, Indiana	0.72
Portsmouth, Virginia	0.72

Gary IN Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Black or African American Population	86,340	39
Black Plus Other Race Population	87,604	41
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	8,648	42
Families in Poverty with No Husband and Children Under 5	2,086	69
Families in Poverty with No Husband	4,436	73

Gary IN Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 601)
Percent Black or African American Population	84.0%	1
Percent Black Plus Other Race Population	85.3%	1
Percent Female Householders with No Husband Present	30.9%	1
Percent Female Householders with No Husband Present and Children Under 18	17.9%	1
Black or African American Population	86,340	2

Gary IN Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	30.2%	24,711
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	13.0%	24,615
Percent White Population	11.9%	24,576
Percent Spouse in Household Population	11.3%	24,522
Percent Married People	34.1%	24,501

Gary IN Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 601)
Percent White Population	11.9%	601
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	13.0%	601
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	10.1%	601
Percent German People	1.9%	597
Percent Married Couple Family Households	30.2%	596

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Gary IN	Macon, Georgia
Total Population	97,255	102,746
Average Age	33.6	33.6
Average Income	$27,405	$27,195
Median House Value	$67,900	$53,400
% White Population	35.5%	11.9%
% Black Population	62.5%	84.0%
% Asian Population	0.6%	0.1%
% Hispanic Population	1.2%	4.9%

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