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ZIP Code 46402 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 3,530

Population: 6,105

ZIP Code 46402 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 46402 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 46402.

46402 state: Indiana
46402 county: Lake County
46402 city: Gary city

ZIP Code 46402 population: 6,105

Population

Year	Population
2021	6,105
2020	6,549
2019	6,295
2018	6,436
2017	6,128
2016	6,284
2015	6,662
2014	6,359
2013	6,603
2012	6,692
2011	6,811

Census data for ZIP Code 46402

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 46402

Total population
Total population	6,105
Male	2,860
Female	3,245

Population by age
Total population	6,105
Under 5 years	448
5 to 9 years	689
10 to 14 years	528
15 to 19 years	461
20 to 24 years	494
25 to 34 years	504
35 to 44 years	751
45 to 54 years	475
55 to 59 years	342
60 to 64 years	284
65 to 74 years	620
75 to 84 years	316
85 years and over	193
Median age (years)	33.4
Under 18 years	2,000
16 years and over	4,412
18 years and over	4,105
21 years and over	3,892
62 years and over	1,336
65 years and over	1,129

Population by race
Total population	6,105
One race	5,884
White	297
Black or African American	5,392
American Indian and Alaska Native	9
Asian	59
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	127
Two or more races	221

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	4,078
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,900
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	2,178

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 46402

Households by type
Total households	2,385
Family households (families)	326
Married-couple family	192
Male householder, no wife present, family	641
Female householder, no husband present, family	471
Nonfamily households	1,226
Average household size	850
Average family size	2.47

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 46402

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	2,385
Less than $10,000	412
$10,000 to $14,999	339
$15,000 to $24,999	344
$25,000 to $34,999	435
$35,000 to $49,999	299
$50,000 to $74,999	292
$75,000 to $99,999	109
$100,000 to $149,999	113
$150,000 to $199,999	33
$200,000 or more	9
Median household income (dollars)	26,614

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 46402

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	3,530
Occupied housing units	2,385
Vacant housing units	1,145

Units in structure
Total housing units	3,530
1-unit, detached	2,148
1-unit, attached	189
2 units	241
3 or 4 units	188
5 to 9 units	152
10 to 19 units	57
20 or more units	555
Mobile home	0
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	3,530
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	77
Built 2000 to 2009	107
Built 1990 to 1999	131
Built 1980 to 1989	73
Built 1970 to 1979	170
Built 1960 to 1969	190
Built 1950 to 1959	301
Built 1940 to 1949	460
Built 1939 or earlier	2,021

Rooms
Total housing units	3,530
1 room	23
2 rooms	174
3 rooms	388
4 rooms	718
5 rooms	895
6 rooms	704
7 rooms	331
8 rooms	135
9 rooms or more	162
Median rooms	5.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	3,530
No bedroom	23
1 bedroom	542
2 bedrooms	1,196
3 bedrooms	1,284
4 bedrooms	409
5 or more bedrooms	76

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	2,385
Owner-occupied	1,105
Renter-occupied	1,280
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.27
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.65

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	2,385
Moved in 2017 or later	216
Moved in 2015 to 2016	882
Moved in 2010 to 2014	288
Moved in 2000 to 2009	390
Moved in 1990 to 1999	116
Moved in 1989 and earlier	493

Value
Owner-occupied units	1,105
Less than $50,000	415
$50,000 to $99,999	446
$100,000 to $149,999	144
$150,000 to $199,999	67
$200,000 to $299,999	24
$300,000 to $499,999	4
$500,000 to $999,999	5
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	63,400

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	1,105
Housing units with a mortgage	435
Housing units without a mortgage	670

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	1,197
Less than $500	400
$500 to $999	523
$1,000 to $1,499	266
$1,500 to $1,999	4
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	4
Median (dollars)	727
No rent paid	83

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