Garden City, SC

Census Place

Add Comparison
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
12% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,389
0.476% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Garden City, SC 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.

99.5% of the residents in Garden City, SC are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Garden City, SC was $217,400, and the homeownership rate was 85.4%.

Most people in Garden City, SC drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22 minutes. The average car ownership in Garden City, SC was 2 cars per household.

United StatesSouth CarolinaHorry County, SCMyrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NCClarendon, Georgetown & Williamsburg Counties PUMA, SCHorry (Central and North) County--North Myrtle Beach City PUMA, SCHorry (Central and South) County--Myrtle Beach City PUMA, SC

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.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City, SC
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11k ± 779
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    159 ± 82
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    109 ± 116
1.77%
Hispanic Population
205 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.

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.

View Data
Save Image

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for South Carolina.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    63,986 ± 6,172 people
  2. India
    20,779 ± 3,532 people
  3. Honduras
    17,281 ± 3,222 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of South Carolina was Mexico, the natal country of 63,986 South Carolina residents, followed by India with 20,779 and Honduras with 17,281.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    554 ± 145
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    149 ± 140
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for South Carolina.
Y-Axis
2.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.26M people employed in South Carolina. This represents a 2.54% 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 13.4%.

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

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Garden City, SC is from South Carolina.
0.464
2023 Wage GINI in South Carolina
0.464
2022 Wage GINI in South Carolina

In 2023, the income inequality in South Carolina was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.102% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for South Carolina was lower than than the national average of 0.476. 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.

View Data
Save Image

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (13%)
  3. 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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

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.

View Data
Save Image

Health

88.9% of the population of Garden City, SC has health coverage, with 28.4% on employee plans, 7.57% on Medicaid, 30.2% on Medicare, 21.3% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in South Carolina see 1,485 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,485 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1682 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 437 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 6.09% under 18 years, 8.37% between 18 and 34 years, 44.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 40.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.8% were men and 52.2% were women.

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

View Data
Save Image

Uninsured People

11.1%
Uninsured
28.4%
Employer Coverage
7.57%
Medicaid
30.2%
Medicare
21.3%
Non-Group
1.41%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Garden City, SC grew by 43.2% from 7.76% to 11.1%.

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

View Data
Save Image