Gas City, IN

Census Place

2024 Population

6,076

US Senator

Todd Young

Republican Party

US Senator

Jim Banks

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

44.9

0.443% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

16.8%

1.67% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$55,982

1.97% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$119,300

Population & Diversity

Gas City, IN is home to a population of 6.08k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.823% of Gas City, IN residents were born outside of the country (50 people).

In 2024, there were 21.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.4k people) in Gas City, IN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 250 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 160 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Gas City, IN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Gas City, IN was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Gas City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Gas City, IN

White (Non-Hispanic)
5.4k ± 319
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
250 ± 147
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
160 ± 126

4.74%

Hispanic Population

288 people

4.74% of the people in Gas City, IN are hispanic (288 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Gas City, IN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Indiana.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
111,417 ± 8,128 people
India
37,388 ± 4,734 people
Nigeria
18,164 ± 3,304 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Indiana was Mexico, the natal country of 111,417 Indiana residents, followed by India with 37,388 and Nigeria with 18,164.

Foreign-Born Population

0.823%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

50 people

1.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

76 people

As of 2024, 0.823% of Gas City, IN residents (50 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Gas City, IN was 1.25%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Gas City, IN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
255 ± 175
Korea
213 ± 182
Vietnam
87 ± 68

Gas City, IN has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.2 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Gas City, IN.

Economy

The economy of Gas City, IN employs 2.89k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Gas City, IN were Manufacturing (498 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (408 people), and Retail Trade (403 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($66,675), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,602), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($61,154).

Employment

Occupations

2.89k

2024 Value

± 493

4.45%

1 Year growth

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gas City, IN grew at a rate of 4.45%, from 2.77k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Gas City, IN, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (640 people), Sales & Related Occupations (362 people), and Material Moving Occupations (344 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Gas City, IN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Indiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Indiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.89k

2024 Value

± 493

4.45%

1 Year growth

± 22.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Gas City, IN grew at a rate of 4.45%, from 2.77k employees to 2.89k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Gas City, IN, are Manufacturing (498 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (408 people), and Retail Trade (403 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Gas City, IN, though some of these residents may live in Gas City, IN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,330

Median earning men ± $7,104

$30,625

Median earning women ± $12,906

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($115,682), Manufacturing ($67,410), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,602).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,259), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,042), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($32,292).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Gas City, IN was $119,300 in 2024, which is 0.359 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $122,800 to $119,300, a 2.85% decrease. The homeownership rate in Gas City, IN is 71.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Gas City, IN have an average commute time of 24.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Gas City, IN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$119,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,622

$1,950

Median Property Taxes

±$436

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Gas City, IN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Gas City, IN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

71.6%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 71.6% of the housing units in Gas City, IN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 72.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Gas City, IN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$55,982

Median Household Income

± $9,584

2.73k

Number of Households

± 496

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.73k households in Gas City, IN declined from $55,982 from the previous year's value of $57,106.

The following chart displays the households in Gas City, IN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Gas City, IN is from Indiana.

0.442

2024 Wage GINI in Indiana

0.445

2023 Wage GINI in Indiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Indiana was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.807% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Indiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Indiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Indiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked At Home (6.41%)

In 2024, 80.7% of workers in Gas City, IN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who worked at home (6.41%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Gas City, IN have a shorter commute time (24.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.22% of the workforce in Gas City, IN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Gas City, IN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Gas City, IN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Gas City, IN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Gas City, IN (1.01k out of 6.01k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Gas City, IN is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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