Housing market/Indiana/ZIP 46312
ZIP 46312 East Chicago, Indiana
Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area · Indiana. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 46312 · IN
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 46312 — East Chicago, IN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 46312
- 1-unit detached5,31742.8%
- 1-unit attached9197.4%
- 2–4 units3,28026.4%
- 5–49 units2,17817.5%
- 50+ units6985.6%
- Mobile370.3%
2–4 unit share 26.4% · 5–49 unit share 17.5% · combined 2–49 43.9%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $820 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $620.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 40.8%; ≥50% 18.1%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,140 (1.390× ACS median gross rent).
Population
26,158 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -8.1%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 8 projects, 1,149 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 5 properties, 693 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 46312 55.9% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 19.7%; ACS median gross rent is $820; population changed -8.1% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 3,280 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,178 units in 5–49-unit structures; 8 LIHTC projects totaling 1,149 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,140 versus ACS median gross rent of $820. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Indiana research
ZIP 46312 is a Census / HUD profile for Gary, IN. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 46312 — East Chicago, IN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Indiana ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Indiana research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 46312?
ZIP 46312 (Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area) has 26,158 residents, 9,987 households, a renter share of 55.9%, median household income of $41,071, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $820. Vacancy is 19.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 46312?
ACS counts 1,605 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,675 in 3–4 unit buildings, 1,514 in 5–9, 507 in 10–19, and 157 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 5,458 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 46312?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,140. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 46312 — East Chicago, IN HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Indiana ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 46312 is Census / HUD research for Gary, IN HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Indiana property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.