Gary, West Virginia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Gary	West Virginia	National
Population	650	1,792,147	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	773	74	91
Median age	55.8	41.9	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.6:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	58%	59%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	16%	37%	43%
Speak English	97%	98%	79%
Speak Spanish	1%	1%	13%

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Gary is 945% higher than West Virginia
The median age in Gary is 33% higher than West Virginia
In Gary 74.46% of the population is White
In Gary 18.92% of the population is Black
In Gary 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Gary racial demographics

Race	Gary	West Virginia	National
White	74.46%	93.46%	73.35%
Black	18.92%	3.43%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	0.76%	5.22%
American Indian	0.00%	0.18%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	6.62%	1.83%	3.06%
Other race	0.00%	0.31%	4.75%

In Gary, 1.1% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Source: The Gary, WV demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).