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Gary, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Gary is a Census city of 268 people across 0.58 square miles of land, in Norman County. Median household income is $83,750, 98.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Gary
What Gary is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.58 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land459 plus or minus 98
- County holding the largest share of its areaNorman County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gary
How many people live in Gary
- Population268 plus or minus 57
- Median age38.5 plus or minus 10.0
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 21
- Share under 1829.9 percent
- Population 65 and over39 plus or minus 16
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households92 plus or minus 24
- Family households73 plus or minus 18
- Share of households that are families79.3 percent plus or minus 28.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gary
Income and work in Gary
- Median household income$83,750
- Per capita income$32,004
- Civilian labor force137 plus or minus 36
- Employed130 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 7
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over173 plus or minus 35
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gary
Housing in Gary
- Housing units102 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units92 plus or minus 24
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied91 plus or minus 24
- Renter occupied1 plus or minus 3
- Ownership rate98.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,100 plus or minus $64,488
- Single family units97 plus or minus 27
- Share single family95.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gary
How Gary gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute118 plus or minus 35
- Commuting under 15 minutes39 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more36 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.5 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone76.4 percent
- Carpooled9.4 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Worked from home7.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Gary
SBA loans in Gary (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$1,327,500
- Average approval$221,250
- Median approval$152,750
- Largest approval$480,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval1.3
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term72 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gary, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Norman County, not Gary
Norman County context, not Gary figures
- Establishments in Norman County175
- Covered employment, Norman County1,710
- Average annual pay, Norman County$48,805
- Housing units permitted, Norman County6
Every figure in this section is published for Norman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Gary.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Gary questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Gary, Minnesota?
268, in 92 households. Gary city covers 0.58 square miles of land, which is 459 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Gary in?
Norman County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Gary?
$83,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Gary businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $152,750. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Gary, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Gary borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Gary. Only 5 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Gary figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Norman County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Gary.
Is zoning published for Gary?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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