Garden City, NY

Census Place

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2024 Population

22,941

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.3

0.721% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.05%

7.77% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$244,152

6.71% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$1.08M

1.18% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,966

0.939% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Garden City, NY 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.

95.9% of the residents in Garden City, NY are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Garden City, NY are Adelphi University (2,248 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Garden City, NY was $1.08M, and the homeownership rate was 93.7%.

Most people in Garden City, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Garden City, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Garden City, NY is home to a population of 22.9k people, from which 95.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 9.86% of Garden City, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.26k people).

In 2024, there were 12.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (18.6k people) in Garden City, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.51k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 631 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Garden City, NY residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garden City, NY was 97.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
18.6k ± 599
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
1.51k ± 377
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
631 ± 291

6.09%

Hispanic Population

1.4k people

6.09% of the people in Garden City, NY are hispanic (1.4k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garden City, NY as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New York.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
492,198 ± 17,010 people
China
414,597 ± 15,642 people
Jamaica
229,554 ± 11,695 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 492,198 New York residents, followed by China with 414,597 and Jamaica with 229,554.

Foreign-Born Population

9.86%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.26k people

9.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.09k people

As of 2024, 9.86% of Garden City, NY residents (2.26k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garden City, NY was 9.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
225 ± 284
Vietnam
160 ± 109
Korea
74 ± 62

Garden City, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Garden City, NY.

Health

97.9% of the population of Garden City, NY has health coverage, with 66.1% on employee plans, 3.23% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 0.166% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New York see 1,245 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,245 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1205 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27% under 18 years, 15.2% between 18 and 34 years, 40.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

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

Uninsured People

2.12%

Uninsured

66.1%

Employer Coverage

3.23%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

0.166%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garden City, NY grew by 132% from 0.914% to 2.12%.

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

Economy

The economy of Garden City, NY employs 11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden City, NY were Finance & Insurance (1,994 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,952 people), and Educational Services (1,784 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Finance & Insurance ($250,001), and Wholesale Trade ($196,797).

Employment

Occupations

11k

2024 Value

± 884

0.939%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City, NY grew at a rate of 0.939%, from 10.9k employees to 11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City, NY, are Management Occupations (1,943 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,688 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,347 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden City, NY.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New York (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11k

2024 Value

± 884

0.939%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City, NY grew at a rate of 0.939%, from 10.9k employees to 11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City, NY, are Finance & Insurance (1,994 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (1,952 people), and Educational Services (1,784 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden City, NY, though some of these residents may live in Garden City, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$166,511

Median earning men ± $24,768

$93,125

Median earning women ± $14,187

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Information ($250,001), and Manufacturing ($206,979).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($216,333), Manufacturing ($141,250), and Wholesale Trade ($138,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Y-Axis

2.74%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.56M people employed in New York. This represents a 2.74% 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 19.7%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing the state of New York. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New York is currently represented by 26 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, NY. Showing the available data for New York.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (55.9%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.3%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.565%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New York went to Kamala Harris with 55.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.565%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New York for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New York

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New York.

Chuck Schumer

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 3, 1999

Kirsten Gillibrand

Senator from New York

Assumed office on January 26, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Hillary Clinton, who had become Secretary of State.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are the senators currently representing New York.

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 New York over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Garden City, NY awarded 2,248 degrees. The student population of Garden City, NY in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,404 male students and 5,199 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Garden City, NY are White (1,080 and 51.9%), Hispanic or Latino (385 and 18.5%), Black or African American (211 and 10.1%), and Asian (209 and 10%).

The largest universities in Garden City, NY by number of degrees awarded are Adelphi University (2,248 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Garden City, NY are Registered Nursing (328 and 14.6%), Social Work (258 and 11.5%), and General Psychology (133 and 5.92%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $46,784.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Garden City, NY, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65.9%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 10.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 7,603 (31.6% men and 68.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 7,603 students enrolled in Garden City, NY, 31.6% men and 68.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,146 records, of which 67.6% were women and 32.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
328 degrees awarded
General Psychology
96 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
68 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Garden City, NY was Registered Nursing with 328 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Adelphi University

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

2,248 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Adelphi University with 2,248 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 609 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Garden City, NY, which is 0.372 times less than the 1,639 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,080 degrees mean that there were 2.81 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 385 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

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($46,784) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,991) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,020) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden City, NY was $1.08M in 2024, which is 3.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.06M to $1.08M, a 1.18% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City, NY is 93.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden City, NY have an average commute time of 34.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden City, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.08M

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,240

$7,171

Median Property Taxes

±$461

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, NY the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

93.7%

Homeownership

2024

58.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.7% of the housing units in Garden City, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 92.3%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$244,152

Median Household Income

± $13,012

7.66k

Number of Households

± 625

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.66k households in Garden City, NY grew to $244,152 from the previous year's value of $228,807.

The following chart displays the households in Garden City, NY 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garden City, NY is from New York.

0.492

2024 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2023 Wage GINI in New York

In 2024, the income inequality in New York was 0.492 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.301% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New York in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (47.6%)
Worked At Home (27.7%)
Public Transit (16.7%)

In 2024, 47.6% of workers in Garden City, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.7%) and those who used public transit to get to work (16.7%).

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

34.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City, NY have a longer commute time (34.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.86% of the workforce in Garden City, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garden City, NY 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, NY distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garden City, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City, NY (668 out of 21.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garden City, NY is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.