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Gary, IN vs Michigan City, IN

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- Household income in Michigan City, is 38% more than it is in Gary and is 46% below the National Average.
- Gary unemployment rate is 13.0%.
- Michigan City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
 Gary, INMichigan City, INUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.2%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,520  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,197$69,021
 Family Median Income$37,671  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Gary, INMichigan City, INUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock13.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock12.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K7.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Gary, INMichigan City, INUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.4%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.7%1.2%
 Education, library3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.1%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.6%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock22.7%13.1%
Reviews for Gary    8 Reviews

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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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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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 Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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