Gary, IN Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 79,165
| Gary, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 28,663 | 93.23%, see rank | 91.16% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 1,392 | 4.53%, see rank | 4.71% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 350 | 1.14%, see rank | 2.48% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 207 | 0.67%, see rank | 1.24% | 3.36% |
| Other | 134 | 0.44%, see rank | 0.42% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 81,153
| Gary, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 28,479 | 92.55%, see rank | 91.17% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 1,482 | 4.82%, see rank | 4.70% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 460 | 1.49%, see rank | 2.59% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 166 | 0.54%, see rank | 1.15% | 3.24% |
| Other | 183 | 0.59%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 84,407
| Gary, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 29,588 | 91.73%, see rank | 91.19% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 1,715 | 5.32%, see rank | 4.73% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 539 | 1.67%, see rank | 2.65% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 167 | 0.52%, see rank | 1.07% | 3.14% |
| Other | 247 | 0.77%, see rank | 0.36% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 96,368
| Gary, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 34,110 | 91.00%, see rank | 91.37% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 2,440 | 6.51%, see rank | 4.67% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 582 | 1.55%, see rank | 2.66% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 175 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.99% | 2.95% |
| Other | 175 | 0.47%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 102,746
| Gary, IN | % | Indiana | U.S. | |
| English | 34,713 | 90.68%, see rank | 91.67% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 2,445 | 6.39%, see rank | 4.08% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 935 | 2.44%, see rank | 3.14% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 83 | 0.22%, see rank | 0.81% | 2.61% |
| Other | 105 | 0.27%, see rank | 0.31% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.