Compare-Cities.com

Compare Gary to Plainfield

This post compares Gary, Indiana to Plainfield, Indiana across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Gary (city) Plainfield (town)
Population 77,416 31,012
Income (median) $32,569 $48,391
Home Value (median) $66,300 $155,100
White 13% 84%
Black 80% 9%
Asian 0% 3%
With Kids 30% 36%
Age (median) 38 37
Rentals 48% 31%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Gary or Plainfield?
A: Gary has a larger population count than Plainfield: 77416 compared with 31012 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Gary or in Plainfield?
A: Incomes are on average much lower in Gary.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Gary or Plainfield?
A: Homes tend to be much less expensive in Gary.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Gary does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 48% for Gary versus 31% for Plainfield.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Gary may include: Merrillville, East-Chicago, and Michigan-City.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

City first letter menu:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z