ZIP 46408 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46408 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People15,747
Median age36.8
Household income$47,453
Home value$101,207
Median rent$1,061/mo
Poverty32.3%
College degree+12.5%
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
- 624 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,099
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.0% are 65 or older; 71.6% are adults.
Household income
17.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,114.
Education (adults 25+)
27.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
22.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.1%
- Never married
- 43.5%
- Divorced
- 17.2%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.57
- Dual-income families
- 36.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.8%
- Rent burden
- 41.3%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.3%
- Unemployment
- 10.5%
- Self-employed
- 10.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.1%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 18.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.3%
- Limited English
- 1.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.