Garden City Park, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

7,914

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

39.8

0.748% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.35%

43.1% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$149,800

10.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Garden City Park, NY is home to a population of 7.91k people, from which 93.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 33.4% of Garden City Park, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.65k people).

In 2024, there were 1.69 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.93k people) in Garden City Park, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k White (Non-Hispanic) and 306 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

93.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Garden City Park, 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 Park, NY was 93.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City Park, NY

Asian (Non-Hispanic)
3.93k ± 779
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.33k ± 413
Other (Non-Hispanic)
306 ± 254

11.6%

Hispanic Population

919 people

11.6% of the people in Garden City Park, NY are hispanic (919 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garden City Park, 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

33.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.65k people

32.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

As of 2024, 33.4% of Garden City Park, NY residents (2.65k 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 Park, NY was 32.6%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
131 ± 78
Gulf War (1990s)
22 ± 33

Garden City Park, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.95 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Garden City Park, NY employs 3.67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden City Park, NY were Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people), Retail Trade (396 people), and Finance & Insurance (388 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,000), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($121,615), and Public Administration ($117,031).

Employment

Occupations

3.67k

2024 Value

± 471

−0.191%

1 Year decline

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City Park, NY declined at a rate of −0.191%, from 3.67k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City Park, NY, are Management Occupations (538 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (460 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (429 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden City Park, 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

3.67k

2024 Value

± 471

−0.191%

1 Year decline

± 18.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City Park, NY declined at a rate of −0.191%, from 3.67k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City Park, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (971 people), Retail Trade (396 people), and Finance & Insurance (388 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden City Park, NY, though some of these residents may live in Garden City Park, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,424

Median earning men ± $28,239

$64,615

Median earning women ± $15,682

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($133,611), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($120,568), and Manufacturing ($115,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,786), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($97,500), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($73,398).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden City Park, NY was $834,500 in 2024, which is 2.51 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $796,600 to $834,500, a 4.76% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City Park, NY is 84.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden City Park, NY have an average commute time of 34.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden City Park, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$834,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,389

$2,102

Median Property Taxes

±$256

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.9%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.9% of the housing units in Garden City Park, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 85%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garden City Park, 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.

$149,800

Median Household Income

± $17,695

2.48k

Number of Households

± 355

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.48k households in Garden City Park, NY grew to $149,800 from the previous year's value of $135,208.

The following chart displays the households in Garden City Park, 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 Park, 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 (62.5%)
Worked At Home (15.3%)
Public Transit (14.9%)

In 2024, 62.5% of workers in Garden City Park, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.3%) and those who used public transit to get to work (14.9%).

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

34.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City Park, NY have a longer commute time (34.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 7.53% of the workforce in Garden City Park, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garden City Park, 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 Park, 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 Park, NY have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.35% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City Park, NY (105 out of 7.75k 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 45 - 54, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 65 - 74.

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

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

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

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

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