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Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Gary, Indiana

Industry DescriptionNumber of EstablishmentsAverage Age of Business
Health and medical52828 years
Religion47937 years
Restaurants35326 years
Real estate26128 years
Car repair22528 years
Corporate management20923 years
Social work19726 years
Education19533 years
Gas station17326 years
Construction of buildings15935 years
Beauty salons15322 years
Child care and day care15018 years
Shopping14929 years
Public administration14634 years
Shopping other13331 years
Physicians and surgeons13229 years
Atm's126
Finance other11967 years
Churches11735 years
Automotive11328 years
Freight/commercial transport10927 years
Lawyers legal10827 years

Gary, Indiana Facts

Area57.3 mi²
Population84,931
Male Population39,080 (46.0%)
Female Population45,851 (54.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)+75.3%
Population change (2000 to 2020)+7.9%
Median Age36.8 years (Male: 34.6, Female: 38.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)$52,978 (2022)
Area Codes219
NeighborhoodsSouth Gary, Glen Park, Northeast Gary, Downtown Gary, Midtown
Local Time
TimezoneCentral Daylight Time
Lat & Lng41.59337, -87.34643
Zip Codes4640146402464034640446406More

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Gary, Indiana Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data197519902000201520202025*2030*
Population48,45666,29978,70780,25484,93186,57990,705
Population Density845.8 / mi²1,157.3 / mi²1,373.9 / mi²1,400.9 / mi²1,482.5 / mi²1,511.3 / mi²1,583.3 / mi²
* Projected
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gary, Indiana Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 7.9% from year 2000 to 2020

LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gary, Indiana+75.3%+28.1%+7.9%
Indiana
United States
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gary, Indiana Median Age

Median Age: 36.8 years

LocationMedian AgeMedian Age (Female)Median Age (Male)
Gary, Indiana36.8 yrs38.5 yrs34.6 yrs
Indiana37 yrs38.2 yrs35.8 yrs
United States37.4 yrs38.7 yrs36.1 yrs
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Gary, Indiana Population Density

Population Density: 1,483 / mi²

LocationPopulationAreaDensity
Gary, Indiana84,93157.29 sq mi1,483 / mi²
Indiana6.6 million36,419.6 sq mi183 / mi²
United States321.6 million3,796,740.8 sq mi84.7 / mi²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Gary, Indiana Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Sources:
  1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
  2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
  3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana

Percentage of businesses by neighborhood in Gary, Indiana

Zip Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Gary, Indiana

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Gary, Indiana

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Gary, Indiana Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data19901995200020052010201520202022
GDP per capita$31,335$33,155$33,380$37,727$41,123$50,102$52,378$52,978
Total GDP$387.9M$436.2M$451.6M$521.9M$601.4M$689.9M$745.1M$769.8M
Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Gary, Indiana CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

LocationCO2 EmissionsCO2 Emissions Per CapitaCO2 Emissions Intensity
Gary, Indiana1,417,971 tn16.7 tn24,751.7 tons/mi²
Indiana127,126,226 tn19.13 tn3,490.6 tons/mi²
United States5,664,619,810 tn17.62 tn1,492 tons/mi²
Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a
Gary, Indiana CO2 Emissions
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)1,417,971 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita16.7 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/mi²/year)24,751.7 tons/mi²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

HazardRisk Level
FloodMedium (7)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
  1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
  2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

DateTimeMagnitudeDistanceDepthLocationLink
11/4/136:35 PM3.245.9 km1,000 m1km NW of Summit, Illinoisusgs.gov
9/9/8510:06 PM362.3 km5,000 mIllinoisusgs.gov
1/2/124:21 PM4.596.8 kmIllinoisusgs.gov
5/26/092:42 PM5.162.8 kmIllinoisusgs.gov
8/20/048:10 PM4.458.8 kmIllinoisusgs.gov

Gary, Indiana

Gary (/ɡɛəri/) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, 25 miles (40 kilometres) from downtown Chicago, Illinois. population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana. Gary's population ..

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