Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Gary, IN

Gary community health snapshot

1 urgent care location for 68,113 residents of Gary — about 0.1 per 10,000 people.

• 68,113Residents
• 8.1%Without health insuranceabove Indiana's 7.4%
• $38,731Median household incomebelow Indiana's $71,957
• 28.5%Under 18above Indiana's 23.3%
• 18.9%65 and olderabove Indiana's 16.8%
• 33.1%Below the poverty lineabove Indiana's 12.3%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Gary

• 7.1%Children under 5above Indiana's 6.0%
• 30.1%Households with childrenabout the same as Indiana (29.9%)
• 63.9%Covered by public insuranceabove Indiana's 36.3%
• 39.9%Covered by private insurancebelow Indiana's 68.4%
• 19.4%Living with a disabilityabove Indiana's 14.2%
• 6.1%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Indiana's 10.3%
• 13.6%Households without a vehicleabove Indiana's 6.2%
• 25.9 minAverage commute to workIndiana average 24.1 min
• 7.2%Veterans (adults)above Indiana's 6.3%

• 13.6% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 63.9% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.
• Young children make up 7.1% of the population — see which clinics offer pediatric urgent care.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Gary city, Indiana in Lake County; Indiana comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry