ZIP 46404 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46404 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People15,428
Median age39.4
Household income$42,256
Home value$111,230
Median rent$999/mo
Poverty28.4%
College degree+15.3%
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
- 992 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,873
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.1% are 65 or older; 74.4% are adults.
Household income
16.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,367.
Education (adults 25+)
44.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 25.9%
- Never married
- 47.5%
- Divorced
- 17.8%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.31
- Dual-income families
- 27.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.4%
- Rent burden
- 43.8%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.6%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.1%
- Veterans
- 9.7%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.1%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.