Garden City Park, NY

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2023 Population

8,176

5.16% 1-year growth

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

40.1

1.96% 1-year decrease

2023 Poverty Rate

2.38%

66.6% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$135,208

17.4% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$796,600

7.53% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

3,672

0.515% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Garden City Park, NY had a population of 8.18k people with a median age of 40.1 and a median household income of $135,208. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Garden City Park, NY grew from 7,775 to 8,176, a 5.16% increase and its median household income grew from $115,156 to $135,208, a 17.4% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Garden City Park, NY are Asian (Non-Hispanic) (44.8%), White (Non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Other (Hispanic) (6.04%), White (Hispanic) (4.46%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (4.32%).

None of the households in Garden City Park, 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.

93.1% of the residents in Garden City Park, NY are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Garden City Park, NY was $796,600, and the homeownership rate was 85%.

Most people in Garden City Park, NY drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33 minutes. The average car ownership in Garden City Park, NY was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Garden City Park, NY is home to a population of 8.18k people, from which 93.1% are citizens. As of 2023, 32.6% of Garden City Park, NY residents were born outside of the country (2.67k people).

In 2023, there were 1.47 times more Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.66k people) in Garden City Park, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.49k White (Non-Hispanic) and 494 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.1%

2023 Citizenship

93.2%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 93.1% of Garden City Park, NY residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Garden City Park, NY was 93.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
3.66k ± 727
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.49k ± 531
Other (Hispanic)
494 ± 245

17%

Hispanic Population

1.39k people

17% of the people in Garden City Park, NY are hispanic (1.39k people).

The following chart shows the 7 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
505,872 ± 17,239 people
China
415,960 ± 15,668 people
Jamaica
230,433 ± 11,717 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New York was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 505,872 New York residents, followed by China with 415,960 and Jamaica with 230,433.

Foreign-Born Population

32.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.67k people

35%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.72k people

As of 2023, 32.6% of Garden City Park, NY residents (2.67k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Garden City Park, NY was 35%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
109 ± 62
Gulf War (1990s)
11 ± 25
Korea
6 ± 21

Garden City Park, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 9.91 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Garden City Park, NY employs 3.67k people. The largest industries in Garden City Park, NY are Health Care & Social Assistance (833 people), Educational Services (456 people), and Retail Trade (392 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($120,673), Public Administration ($113,750), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,568).

Males in New York have an average income that is 1.27 times higher than the average income of females, which is $77,694. The income inequality in New York (measured using the Gini index) is 0.494, which is higher than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.67k

2023 Value

± 485

−0.515%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garden City Park, NY declined at a rate of −0.515%, from 3.69k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City Park, NY, are Management Occupations (466 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (414 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (366 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 false.

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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.67k

2023 Value

± 485

−0.515%

1 Year decline

± 18.6%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Garden City Park, NY declined at a rate of −0.515%, from 3.69k employees to 3.67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City Park, NY, are Health Care & Social Assistance (833 people), Educational Services (456 people), and Retail Trade (392 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

$60,387

Median earning men ± $21,735

$58,906

Median earning women ± $12,112

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($119,135), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($90,085), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($112,688), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($74,615), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,156).

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.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.7% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.75% 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 (4.04M), Bachelors Degree (3.33M), and Some college (2.79M).

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 Park, NY was $796,600 in 2023, which is 2.63 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $740,800 to $796,600, a 7.53% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City Park, NY is 85%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Garden City Park, NY have an average commute time of 33 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

$796,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$38,770

$2,125

Median Property Taxes

±$280

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

85%

Homeownership

2023

62.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 85% of the housing units in Garden City Park, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Garden City Park, NY 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.

$135,208

Median Household Income

± $22,377

2.5k

Number of Households

± 354

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Garden City Park, NY grew to $135,208 from the previous year's value of $115,156.

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.

0.494

2022 Wage GINI in New York

0.493

2021 Wage GINI in New York

In 2022, the income inequality in New York was 0.494 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.125% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for New York was higher than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (67.3%)
Public Transit (13.4%)
Worked At Home (13.3%)

In 2023, 67.3% of workers in Garden City Park, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (13.4%) and those who worked at home (13.3%).

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

33 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City Park, NY have a longer commute time (33 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.3% 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

2.38% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City Park, NY (192 out of 8.07k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. 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
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

95% of the population of Garden City Park, NY has health coverage, with 53.5% on employee plans, 10.5% on Medicaid, 14.7% on Medicare, 15.5% on non-group plans, and 0.786% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see 694 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 838 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 290 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Nassau County, NY.

694 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Nassau County, NY

Primary care physicians in Nassau County, NY see an average of 694 patients per year. This represents a 0.287% decrease from the previous year (696 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.8% were men and 49.2% were women.

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

Uninsured People

5.02%

Uninsured

53.5%

Employer Coverage

10.5%

Medicaid

14.7%

Medicare

15.5%

Non-Group

0.786%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garden City Park, NY grew by 52% from 3.3% to 5.02%.

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

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