Gary is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 67,972 people and 34 associated neighborhoods, Gary is the 11th largest community in Indiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gary is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gary is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gary who work in office and administrative support (13.70%), sales jobs (8.72%), and food service (8.36%). The citizens of Gary are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.38% of adults in Gary have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Gary in 2022 was $20,954, which is low income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,816 for a family of four. However, Gary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gary also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.19% of its population below the federal poverty line.Gary is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gary residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Gary include German, Irish, English, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Gary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
