ZIP 46409 · Gary
Who lives in ZIP code 46409 (Gary, IN): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gary, IN · Lake County
uszips 2026
People7,184
Median age34.7
Household income$44,667
Home value$68,367
Median rent$1,195/mo
Poverty30.0%
College degree+11.4%
Commute27 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
- 775 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,648
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.5% are 65 or older; 72.7% are adults.
Household income
15.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,090.
Education (adults 25+)
37.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 26.0%
- Never married
- 51.9%
- Divorced
- 16.1%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 44.5%
- Rent burden
- 36.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 12.4%
- Self-employed
- 12.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.6%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 17.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.4%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.