Gas City

Population: 6,097
Median household income: $57,106
Median home value: $122,800

Gas City, a community in Grant County, Indiana, has 6,097 residents. At $57,106, its median household income sits above Grant County's $54,007.

From 2019 to 2023, Gas City's population grew 5.1% from 5,802 to 6,097, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $88,600 to $122,800.

89.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,097
Median age: 45.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,106
Median home value: $122,800
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 2,781
Homeownership rate: 72.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8026,097

Median household income

$42,454$57,106

Median home value

$88,600$122,800

Median gross rent

$826$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,802	$42,454	$88,600	$826
2020	5,756	$54,031	$98,700	$823
2021	6,088	$55,238	$100,900	$810
2022	6,099	$58,778	$115,100	$793
2023	6,097	$57,106	$122,800	$858

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1718.8%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over13.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	260	4.3%
5 to 17	1,148	18.8%
18 to 24	269	4.4%
25 to 34	604	9.9%
35 to 44	727	11.9%
45 to 54	1,033	16.9%
55 to 64	691	11.3%
65 to 74	565	9.3%
75 and over	800	13.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,260	86.3%
Black or African American	28	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.7%
Asian	55	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	285	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	429	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.6%

High school graduate42.4%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	382	8.6%
High school graduate	1,875	42.4%
Some college or associate's	1,315	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	638	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	210	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,192	79.3%
Carpooled	289	10.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	0.5%
Bicycle	22	0.8%
Worked from home	210	7.6%
Other means	38	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	806	31.5%
15 to 29 min	1,144	44.8%
30 to 44 min	36	1.4%
45 to 59 min	236	9.2%
60+ min	333	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 17.1% (1,029 of 6,035)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,843	69.2%
Nonfamily households	822	30.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,665	95.8%
Vacant	116	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,943	72.9%
Renter-occupied	722	27.1%

1-unit, detached89.9%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,500	89.9%
1-unit, attached	17	0.6%
2 to 4 units	202	7.3%
5 to 19 units	47	1.7%
20 or more units	15	0.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1827054
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.03 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4886, -85.5943