Gary, WV Demographic Data
Gary, WV Summary
Gary is located in Mcdowell County in West Virginia
- Population: 1,036
- Area: 0.87 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.84 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.03 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,186.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,451.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Gary, WV Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
420
60%
50.8
Male
283
40%
49.2
Total Population
703
323,128,000
Gary, WV Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
18
2.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
30
4.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
39
5.5%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
6
0.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
38
5.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
64
9.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
32
4.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
106
15.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
59
8.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
55
7.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
77
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
72
10.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
107
15.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
614
87.3%
77.2
Female
378
61.6%
51.3
Male
236
38.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
610
86.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
289
41.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
256
36.4%
15.2
Female
182
71.1%
55.8
Male
74
28.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
56
0.0%
0.0
Gary, WV Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
683
97.2%
96.8
White
552
78.5%
72.6
Black or African American
131
18.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
20
2.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
3
0.4%
17.8
Mexican
3
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
700
99.6%
82.2
Gary, WV Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
42
7.3%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
68
11.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
289
50.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
80
14.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
19
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
67
11.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
7
1.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
110
19.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
462
80.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
74
12.9%
31.2
Gary, WV Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
162
26.3%
33.7%
Now Married
230
37.3%
47.5
Divorced
52
8.4%
11.0%
Separated
11
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
161
26.1
5.8%
Gary, WV Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
683
99.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2
0.3%
21.6%
Spanish
2
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Gary, WV Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
28
10.0%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
51
18.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
42
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
50
17.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
35
12.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
33
11.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
18
6.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
20
7.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
4
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
30,733
57,617
Per capita income
18,710
31,128
Gary, WV Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
36
18.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1
0.5%
9.8
Construction
12
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
56
28.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
4
2.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
0
0.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
4
2.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
22
11.3%
11.4
Public administration
25
12.9%
4.6
Retail trade
22
11.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
12
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
37
19.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
43
22.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
26
13.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
41
21.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
47
24.2%
18.1%
Gary, WV Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
194
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
149
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
39
20.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
2
1.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
4
2.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.3
26.6
Gary, WV Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
36
12.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
99
35.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
93
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
53
18.9%
21.0
Gary, WV Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
281
55.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
247
87.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
34
12.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
227
44.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
1.9
0.0%
2.5
Gary, WV Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
508
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
23
4.5%
9.1
4 rooms
72
14.2%
16.5
5 rooms
83
16.3%
19.8
6 rooms
158
31.1%
17.8
7 rooms
50
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
64
12.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
58
11.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Gary, WV Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
508
1-unit, detached
416
81.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
61
12.0%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
0
0.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
31
6.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Gary, WV Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
301
59.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
92
18.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
35
6.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
36
7.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
20
3.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
15
3.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1
0.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
8
1.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Gary, WV Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3
1.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
13
4.6%
4.7
Electricity
191
68.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
40
14.2%
4.8
Coal or coke
11
3.9%
0.1
Wood
23
8.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Gary, WV Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
45
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
6.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
3
6.7%
28.8%
Less than $500
4
8.9%
1.6%
$500 to $999
35
77.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
23
51.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
4
8.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
7
15.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
11
24.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Gary, WV Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
7
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$500 to $999
7
100.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
27
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
0
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4
57.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
3
42.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
27
0.0%
0.0%
Gary, WV Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
247
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
192
77.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
42
17.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
7
2.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
0
0.0%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
6
2.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
28,000
205,000