Garden City, KS

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population

42,151

0.486% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

32.3

0.311% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

13.1%

2.21% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$68,481

11.6% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$182,100

13.2% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

20,389

3.37% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Garden City, KS had a population of 42.2k people with a median age of 32.3 and a median household income of $68,481. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Garden City, KS declined from 42,357 to 42,151, a −0.486% decrease and its median household income grew from $61,380 to $68,481, a 11.6% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Garden City, KS are White (Non-Hispanic) (41.5%), White (Hispanic) (22%), Two+ (Hispanic) (14.6%), Other (Hispanic) (11.7%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.86%).

None of the households in Garden City, KS reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

87.8% of the residents in Garden City, KS are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Garden City, KS are Garden City Community College (656 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2022, the median property value in Garden City, KS was $182,100, and the homeownership rate was 65.4%.

Most people in Garden City, KS drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15 minutes. The average car ownership in Garden City, KS was 2 cars per household.

Garden City, KS borders .

United States Kansas

Population & Diversity

Garden City, KS is home to a population of 42.2k people, from which 87.8% are citizens. As of 2022, 21% of Garden City, KS residents were born outside of the country (8.87k people).

In 2022, there were 1.88 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (17.5k people) in Garden City, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 9.29k White (Hispanic) and 6.17k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

87.8%

2022 Citizenship

87%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 87.8% of Garden City, KS residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Garden City, KS was 87%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Garden City, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
17.5k ± 80
White (Hispanic)
9.29k ± 990
Two+ (Hispanic)
6.17k ± 976

49.4%

Hispanic Population

20.8k people

49.4% of the people in Garden City, KS are hispanic (20.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Garden City, KS as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
82,300 ± 6,944 people
India
14,639 ± 2,963 people
Vietnam
10,989 ± 2,569 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 82,300 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,639 and Vietnam with 10,989.

Foreign-Born Population

21%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

8.87k people

21.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

9.03k people

As of 2022, 21% of Garden City, KS residents (8.87k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garden City, KS was 21.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Garden City, KS compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
469 ± 113
Gulf War (2001-)
192 ± 112
Korea
127 ± 68

Garden City, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.44 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Garden City, KS employs 20.4k people. The largest industries in Garden City, KS are Manufacturing (4,224 people), Retail Trade (2,540 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,152 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($98,750), Information ($77,634), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($62,950).

Males in Kansas have an average income that is 1.39 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,429. The income inequality in Kansas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

20.4k

2022 Value

± 1,016

−3.37%

1 Year decline

± 7.15%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Garden City, KS declined at a rate of −3.37%, from 21.1k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City, KS, are Production Occupations (2,751 people), Management Occupations (1,911 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,853 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden City, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

20.4k

2022 Value

± 1,016

−3.37%

1 Year decline

± 7.15%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Garden City, KS declined at a rate of −3.37%, from 21.1k employees to 20.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City, KS, are Manufacturing (4,224 people), Retail Trade (2,540 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (2,152 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden City, KS, though some of these residents may live in Garden City, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$46,448

Median earning men ± $1,296

$33,736

Median earning women ± $2,484

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Information ($120,789), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($76,029), and Wholesale Trade ($65,211).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Information ($58,500), Public Administration ($43,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,798).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.11%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.44M people employed in Kansas. This represents a 3.11% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Kansas.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

280
Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
271
Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
216
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing the state of Kansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Garden City, KS. Showing the available data for Kansas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (2.23%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Kansas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (2.23%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Kansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Kansas

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Jerry Moran

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Roger Marshall

Senator from Kansas

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall are the senators currently representing Kansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Kansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Kansas

Kansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Kansas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Garden City, KS awarded 656 degrees. The student population of Garden City, KS in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 888 male students and 1,026 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Garden City, KS are Hispanic or Latino (331 and 51.6%), followed by White (203 and 31.7%), Black or African American (56 and 8.74%), and Unknown (18 and 2.81%).

The largest universities in Garden City, KS by number of degrees awarded are Garden City Community College (656 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Garden City, KS are Liberal Arts & Sciences (187 and 28.5%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (101 and 15.4%), and General Studies (52 and 7.93%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,914 students enrolled in Garden City, KS, 46.4% men and 53.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 974 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
187 degrees awarded
General Studies
52 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
12 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Garden City, KS was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 187 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Garden City, KS according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Garden City Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

656 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Garden City Community College with 656 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 288 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Garden City, KS, which is 0.783 times less than the 368 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 331 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 203 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,890) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($1,650) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.872% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.778% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (605k), Some college (553k), and Bachelors Degree (450k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden City, KS was $182,100 in 2022, which is 0.646 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $160,800 to $182,100, a 13.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City, KS is 65.4%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Garden City, KS have an average commute time of 15 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden City, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Garden City, KS is $68,481. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Garden City, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $103,644, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $85,564 and $85,241.

Housing

Property

$182,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$6,698

$9,400

Median Property Taxes

±$631

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Garden City, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Garden City, KS compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

65.4%

Homeownership

2022

60.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 65.4% of the housing units in Garden City, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garden City, KS compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Garden City, KS was Johnson County, KS with a value of $103,644, followed by Miami County, KS and Pottawatomie County, KS, with respective values of $85,564 and $85,241.

The following map shows all of the counties in Garden City, KS colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$68,481

Median Household Income

± $3,826

14.4k

Number of Households

± 878

In 2022, the median household income of the 14.4k households in Garden City, KS grew to $68,481 from the previous year's value of $61,380.

The following chart displays the households in Garden City, KS distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garden City, KS is from Kansas.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.46

2021 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2022, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.512% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Kansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (80.7%)
Carpooled (13.7%)
Worked At Home (3.85%)

In 2022, 80.7% of workers in Garden City, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.7%) and those who worked at home (3.85%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

15 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City, KS have a shorter commute time (15 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.11% of the workforce in Garden City, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garden City, KS compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Garden City, KS distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garden City, KS have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

13.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City, KS (5.4k out of 41.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garden City, KS is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

86.4% of the population of Garden City, KS has health coverage, with 51.7% on employee plans, 16.6% on Medicaid, 8.91% on Medicare, 8.83% on non-group plans, and 0.366% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kansas see 1260 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1271 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1605 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 446 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,260 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kansas

Primary care physicians in Kansas see an average of 1,260 patients per year. This represents a 0.865% decrease from the previous year (1,271 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kansas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.7% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.2% were men and 48.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.6%

Uninsured

51.7%

Employer Coverage

16.6%

Medicaid

8.91%

Medicare

8.83%

Non-Group

0.366%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garden City, KS grew by 4.77% from 13% to 13.6%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Garden City, KS changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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