ZIP 46402 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46402 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People5,836
Median age33.5
Household income$33,529
Home value$86,509
Median rent$951/mo
Poverty44.7%
College degree+10.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Wider region
- Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
- Metro division
- Lake County-Porter County-Jasper County, IN
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 267 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,258
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 64.5% are adults.
Household income
8.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,722.
Education (adults 25+)
42.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 18.3%
- Never married
- 48.8%
- Divorced
- 24.8%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.56
- Dual-income families
- 23.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.4%
- Rent burden
- 46.0%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 42.7%
- Unemployment
- 14.2%
- Self-employed
- 14.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.2%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 20.6%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.