Garden City South, NY

Census Place

2024 Population

4,075

US Senator

Chuck Schumer

Democratic Party

US Senator

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.3

2.83% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.34%

7.28% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$136,164

9.64% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Garden City South, NY is home to a population of 4.08k people, from which 95.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 17.7% of Garden City South, NY residents were born outside of the country (723 people).

In 2024, there were 4.31 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.98k people) in Garden City South, NY than any other race or ethnicity. There were 690 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 134 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Garden City South, 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 South, NY was 97.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Garden City South, NY

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.98k ± 512
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
690 ± 309
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
134 ± 89

7.93%

Hispanic Population

323 people

7.93% of the people in Garden City South, NY are hispanic (323 people).

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

17.7%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

723 people

16.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

688 people

As of 2024, 17.7% of Garden City South, NY residents (723 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 South, NY was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
48 ± 39
Gulf War (1990s)
20 ± 26
World War II
11 ± 17

Garden City South, NY has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.4 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Garden City South, NY employs 2.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garden City South, NY were Educational Services (462 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (330 people), and Finance & Insurance (246 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($148,885), Manufacturing ($131,818), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($121,023).

Employment

Occupations

2.28k

2024 Value

± 331

5.22%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City South, NY grew at a rate of 5.22%, from 2.16k employees to 2.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garden City South, NY, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (237 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (223 people), and Management Occupations (205 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garden City South, 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

2.28k

2024 Value

± 331

5.22%

1 Year growth

± 19.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garden City South, NY grew at a rate of 5.22%, from 2.16k employees to 2.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garden City South, NY, are Educational Services (462 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (330 people), and Finance & Insurance (246 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garden City South, NY, though some of these residents may live in Garden City South, NY and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$85,547

Median earning men ± $28,042

$60,964

Median earning women ± $18,565

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,071), Construction ($148,885), and Information ($133,036).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($112,857), Public Administration ($88,214), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($84,519).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garden City South, NY was $740,400 in 2024, which is 2.23 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $691,800 to $740,400, a 7.03% increase. The homeownership rate in Garden City South, NY is 84.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garden City South, NY have an average commute time of 36.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garden City South, NY is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$740,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$53,752

$1,158

Median Property Taxes

±$215

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

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

Rent vs Own

84.8%

Homeownership

2024

45%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.8% of the housing units in Garden City South, NY were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.4%.

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

$136,164

Median Household Income

± $32,856

1.37k

Number of Households

± 235

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.37k households in Garden City South, NY declined from $136,164 from the previous year's value of $150,688.

The following chart displays the households in Garden City South, 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 South, 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 (69.3%)
Worked At Home (11.8%)
Public Transit (6.83%)

In 2024, 69.3% of workers in Garden City South, NY drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (6.83%).

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

36.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garden City South, NY have a longer commute time (36.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.5% of the workforce in Garden City South, NY have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garden City South, NY (177 out of 4.08k 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 Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garden City South, 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.

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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