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Gary, IN vs Highland Park, MI

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- Highland Park is 0% more densely populated than Gary.
- People are 22.8% less likely to be married in Highland Park.
- The Median Age is 9.2 years older in Highland Park.
 Gary, INHighland Park, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock9,304329,725,481
 Female Population54.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population45.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock46.338.4
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 Population - 201080,159  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,746285,036,114
 Population - 1990116,646  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-36.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-36.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,132.793.4
 Land Area49.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Gary, INHighland Park, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3411.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock10.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.3%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Gary, INHighland Park, MIUnited States
 White9.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock85.2%12.2%
 Asian0.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Gary, INHighland Park, MIUnited States
 Married Population29.6%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock18.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock77.2%50.2%
 Never Married46.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.6%10.8%
 Widowed8.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households27,773  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,62180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children10.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock27.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,254  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children21.6%  Unlock10.8%
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Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews
Larry · Beverly Hills, CA
Stay away at all costs
Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Jerry · Gary, IN
What a city
Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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Catherine · Asheville, NC
I will always have great memories of Gary.
Over 11 years ago

I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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Reviews for Highland Park    2 Reviews
Barbara · Mount Clemens, MI
fear
Over 16 years ago

I lived in Highland Park for 6 months when I first moved to Michigan. I have to tell you it was the most fearful time of my life. I heard gun shots most nights and  More

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dustin · Canton, MI
my hood
Over 19 years ago

I live in a city in the middle of Detroit Michigan. This makes it so that were i live is so ghetto i cant walk around at night cuzz im  More

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