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Zip Code 46404 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: IN - Indiana

🏑 City: Gary

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Lake County

⏰ Timezone: America/Chicago

☎️ Area Codes: 219

Income

The median income of households in 46404 was $39,188. An estimated 16.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 16.9
$10,000 to $14,999 5.9
$15,000 to $24,999 9
$25,000 to $34,999 13
$35,000 to $49,999 11.5
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 7.8
$100,000 to $149,999 10.4
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 2.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 41404
Female 35875

An estimated 64% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,520. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 64
Social Security 37.3
Retirement income 29
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.8
Cash public assistance income 3.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 29.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 51.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 12.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 25.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 29.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 51.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 12.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 25.1

In 2019-2023, 30.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 72.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 63.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 46404 in 2019-2023, 88.7% had health insurance coverage and 11.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 39.8% and public coverage was 61.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.7%.


In 2019-2023, 46404 had a total population of 16,846 - 8,909 (52.9%) females and 7,937 (47.1%) males. The median age was 34.2 years. An estimated 27.3% of the population was under 18 years, 29.6% was 19 to 44 years, 21.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 46404 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 719 464
5 to 9 877 594
10 to 14 614 733
15 to 19 575 546
20 to 24 463 646
25 to 29 635 722
30 to 34 440 470
35 to 39 449 317
40 to 44 297 532
45 to 49 388 422
50 to 54 547 441
55 to 59 456 481
60 to 64 300 519
65 to 69 322 713
70 to 74 392 413
75 to 79 156 350
80 to 84 185 178
85 and over 122 368

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 1.5% were White; 90.3% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 46404 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 46404 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 6,200 households in 46404. The average household size was 2.69 people.

Married-couple households made up 24.2% of the households in 46404 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 50.5% of all households, while 19.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 31.9% of all households.

In 46404, 34% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 24.2
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
50.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 30.3% of males and 24% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 50.7 47.1
Now married, except separated 30.3 24
Separated 4.2 3.4
Widowed 3.2 12.3
Divorced 11.5 13.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 46404, 284 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 99.2% of the people living in 46404 were U.S. natives. 59.4% of the 46404 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.8% of 46404 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 57% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 46404 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 46404.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 75
Asia 21.1
Europe 0
Africa 3.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 46404 in 2019-2023, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.9% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 0.9
Other Indo-European languages 0.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 80.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 46404 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 80.3
Different house, same county 10.7
Different county, same state 3.2
Different state 5.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2019-2023, 88.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 46404 was 4,286 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 467 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,331. College or graduate school enrollment was 488.

Educational Attainment of People in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.1
High school diploma or equivalency 34.1
Some college, no degree 30
Associate's degree 8.6
Bachelor's degree 11.8
Graduate or professional degree 4.4

Disability

In 46404, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.5% of people under 18 years old, to 14.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 42.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 46404, 46.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,004 85.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 726 12.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 121 2.1

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 46404 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 2.2
Manufacturing 10.6
Wholesale trade 0.2
Retail trade 11.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.8
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.6
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 4.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 46404 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,552 26.5
Service occupations 1,794 30.7
Sales and office occupations 1,083 18.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 163 2.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,259 21.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.5% of 46404 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.2
Walked 0
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 5.1

In 2019-2023, 46404 had a total of 7,708 housing units. Of these housing units, 81.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 17.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 81.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.3
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 15.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 46404 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 59.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 46404 had 6,200 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,508 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.3% while renters occupied 50.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.01.

7.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 25.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 13.2% and another 15.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 46404:

House Heating Fuel Used in 46404 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 86
Electricity 13.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.3
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.3

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 46404 was $88,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 40.9 % had a mortgage. 59.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,116 and for owners without a mortgage it was $509.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 46404 was $995. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.