Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows.

The area developed after Gage's passing, slowly adding more and more land and offering up more services to the local community.

On February 4, 2016, the bodies of six people were discovered in a home on the 5700 block of South California Avenue.

[5] The Gage Park community area has supported the Democratic Party in the past two presidential elections.

On the same day St. Rita of Cascia Parish will incorporate St. Clare of Montefalco, and the former will be the main church of the combined entity.