Gary, WV Population

Overview

832

Total Population

54.3

Median age

58.65%

Female population %

70.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

56.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

5

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Gary's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Gary is 54.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Gary's population under 18 was 10.82%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Gary's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Gary, 9.50% were under the age of 15, 18.51% aged 15 to 29, 45.55% aged 30 to 64, 24.52% aged 65 to 84, and 1.92% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 144 more females than males in Gary:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.65% females and 41.35% males in Gary, WV.
The Gary, WV gender ratio is 70.5:100 i.e. 70.5 men to 100 women (0.705).
For male population, the largest age group is 80-84 years with a population of 65.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 67.

Gary's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Gary population: 64.90% are White, 26.92% are Black or African American, 0.48% are some other race and 7.69% are multiracial.
Gary's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 5 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 827 (99.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Gary is White with a population of 54 (64.90% of the total population).

Gary's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 968 in the year 2010
From 2000 to 2010, Gary's population increased by 8 (0.83%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Gary's population decreased by 205 (21.18%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Gary's population was lowest in year 2022 at 718.