ZIP 46403 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46403 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People10,929
Median age40.4
Household income$45,991
Home value$180,786
Median rent$966/mo
Poverty24.3%
College degree+26.2%
Commute30 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
- 462 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,950
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.4% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
22.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,168.
Education (adults 25+)
39.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.2%
- Never married
- 41.8%
- Divorced
- 16.8%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 35.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.8%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.9%
- Unemployment
- 11.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.6%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 16.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.0%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.