Garden City, SC

Census Place

2024 Population

11,591

US Senator

Lindsey Graham

Republican Party

US Senator

Tim Scott

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

62.2

1.63% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

17.7%

25.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$47,249

5.55% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$217,400

Population & Diversity

Garden City, SC is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.34% of Garden City, SC residents were born outside of the country (271 people).

In 2024, there were 68.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (11k people) in Garden City, SC than any other race or ethnicity. There were 159 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 109 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Garden City, SC residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Garden City, SC was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City, SC

White (Non-Hispanic)
11k ± 779
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
159 ± 82
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
109 ± 116

1.77%

Hispanic Population

205 people

1.77% of the people in Garden City, SC are hispanic (205 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Garden City, SC 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 South Carolina.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
65,146 ± 6,228 people
India
21,511 ± 3,594 people
Colombia
15,785 ± 3,080 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 65,146 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 21,511 and Colombia with 15,785.

Foreign-Born Population

2.34%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

271 people

2.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

243 people

As of 2024, 2.34% of Garden City, SC residents (271 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, SC was 2.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
554 ± 145
Gulf War (2001-)
149 ± 140
Gulf War (1990s)
74 ± 52

Garden City, SC has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.72 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Garden City, SC employs 4.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden City, SC were Retail Trade (806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (756 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (538 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($194,635), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($192,552), and Manufacturing ($85,580).

Employment

Occupations

4.39k

2024 Value

± 572

−0.476%

1 Year decline

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City, SC declined at a rate of −0.476%, from 4.41k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City, SC, are Sales & Related Occupations (866 people), Management Occupations (540 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (516 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden City, SC.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in South Carolina (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

4.39k

2024 Value

± 572

−0.476%

1 Year decline

± 18.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City, SC declined at a rate of −0.476%, from 4.41k employees to 4.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City, SC, are Retail Trade (806 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (756 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (538 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden City, SC, though some of these residents may live in Garden City, SC and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$45,000

Median earning men ± $10,813

$35,118

Median earning women ± $9,251

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($250,001), Other Services Except Public Administration ($93,080), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($89,268).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($50,230), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,353), and Retail Trade ($40,536).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden City, SC was $217,400 in 2024, which is 0.653 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $194,100 to $217,400, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City, SC is 85.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden City, SC have an average commute time of 22 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden City, SC is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,005

$5,141

Median Property Taxes

±$510

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, SC the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.4%

Homeownership

2024

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.4% of the housing units in Garden City, SC were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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

$47,249

Median Household Income

± $5,748

6.02k

Number of Households

± 585

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.02k households in Garden City, SC declined from $47,249 from the previous year's value of $50,027.

The following chart displays the households in Garden City, SC 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, SC is from South Carolina.

0.462

2024 Wage GINI in South Carolina

0.464

2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2024, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.296% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in South Carolina in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.8%)
Worked At Home (13%)
Carpooled (4.79%)

In 2024, 80.8% of workers in Garden City, SC drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13%) and those who carpooled to work (4.79%).

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

22 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City, SC have a shorter commute time (22 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.38% of the workforce in Garden City, SC have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

17.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City, SC (2.01k out of 11.4k 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 55 - 64, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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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