Gas City, IN Profile

Gas City, IN, population 5,819, is located in Indiana's Grant county, about 51.2 miles from Ft Wayne and 57.5 miles from Indianapolis.

Through the 90's Gas City's population has declined by about 6%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Gas City has declined by about 2%.

Gas City's property crime levels tend to be about the same as Indiana's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Gas City tend to be much lower than Indiana's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	37.20
	Males	34.20
	Females	39.00

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	14.00%	Under 20:	13.00%
20 to 40	13.00%	20 to 40:	14.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	14.00%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	11.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	5,940	N/A
2001	5,858	-1.38%
2002	5,798	-1.02%
2003	5,912	1.97%
2004	5,843	-1.17%
2005	5,819	-0.41%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$35,940

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	84
2002	33
2003	0
2004	67
2005	34
2006	68
2007	52
2008	88

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Forcible Rape	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Robbery	2	2	2	0	3	3	0
Aggravated Assault	2	0	2	2	0	0	5

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	3,399
2002	2,825
2003	2,432
2004	2,891
2005	3,441
2006	3,226
2007	3,048
2008	3,055

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	24	9	15	33	33	29	26	29
Larceny, Theft	163	150	117	133	166	154	137	137
Motor Vehicle Theft	16	11	10	6	4	6	13	7
Arson	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0

Location

Elevation	853 feet above sea level
Land Area	2.5 Square Miles