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===2010 census=== As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 80,294 people, 31,380 households, and 19,691 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1610.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 39,531 housing units at an average density of {{convert|792.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 10.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 5.1% of the population. [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 8.9% of the population in 2010,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/1827000.html |title=Gary (city), Indiana |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120805160323/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/1827000.html |archive-date=August 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> down from 39.1% in 1970.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indiana β Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 |df=mdy }}</ref> There were 31,380 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.2% were married couples living together, 30.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.2% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.23. The median age in the city was 36.7 years. 28.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.8% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.
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