ZIP 46406 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46406 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People9,001
Median age33.4
Household income$35,839
Home value$80,612
Median rent$995/mo
Poverty36.7%
College degree+11.8%
Commute26 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
- 258 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,487
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 66.9% are adults.
Household income
10.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,533.
Education (adults 25+)
33.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
18.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 21.6%
- Never married
- 49.7%
- Divorced
- 19.3%
- Widowed
- 9.3%
- Family size
- 3.09
- Dual-income families
- 22.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.0%
- Rent burden
- 38.2%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.4%
- Unemployment
- 10.6%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.8%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 18.7%
- No health insurance
- 11.4%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.