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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gary Community School Corporation is $16,070, which is much lower than the state average of $24,953 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Gary Community School Corporation median household income is $27,218. On average Gary Community School Corporation residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #288

Gary Community School Corporation	16,070 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	21,155 USD
Indiana	28,819 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	24,481 USD
Indiana	35,272 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	20,069 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #286

Gary Community School Corporation	27,218 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	39,236 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation		-0.56%
Indiana		17.25%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Gary Community School Corporation median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Gary Community School Corporation		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.22%	$25,157, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.39%	$16,041, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.73%	$2,681, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.88%	$16,798, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	32,370 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	43,329 USD
Indiana	75,012 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
White	$33,173, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$26,677, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,150, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$21,776, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$8,750, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
One Race, Other	$32,831, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,900, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$11,690, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$21,287, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,521, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$29,393, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	55,955, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	24,027, 42.94%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,671, 52.74%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.03%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,664, 52.71%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,109, 79.82%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,555, 20.18%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,356, 47.26%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	31,928, 57.06%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,956, 49.97%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,956, 49.97%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,973, 81.30%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,983, 18.70%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,972, 50.03%, see rank	40.83%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	22,456, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,308, 81.53%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,830, 8.15%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	961, 4.28%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	638, 2.84%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	295, 1.31%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	424, 1.89%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gary Community School Corporation	25.7 minutes
Indiana	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,082	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	10,109, 43.80%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,797, 17.78%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,738, 27.08%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,460, 14.44%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 0.46%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	425, 4.20%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,229, 31.94%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	12,973, 56.20%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,866, 29.80%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,828, 29.51%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,900, 30.06%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	67, 0.52%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,266, 9.76%, see rank	9.40%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gary Community School Corporation	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	23,082, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	39, 0.17%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	558, 2.42%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,142, 13.61%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	214, 0.93%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,222, 9.63%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,762, 7.63%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	201, 0.87%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,277, 5.53%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,588, 6.88%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,679, 28.94%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,013, 13.05%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,260, 5.46%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,127, 4.88%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gary Community School Corporation	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,589	39.01%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,850	33.55%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.