Garfield, GA

Census Place

2024 Population

270

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.1

6.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

20%

19.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,929

13.3% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$91,100

Economy

The economy of Garfield, GA employs 99 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Garfield, GA were Manufacturing (27 people), Public Administration (13 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($80,521) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,500).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 99

19.3%

1 Year growth

± 128%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garfield, GA grew at a rate of 19.3%, from 83 employees to 99 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Garfield, GA, are Production Occupations (19 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (13 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Garfield, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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

2024 Value

± 99

19.3%

1 Year growth

± 128%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Garfield, GA grew at a rate of 19.3%, from 83 employees to 99 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Garfield, GA, are Manufacturing (27 people), Public Administration (13 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Garfield, GA, though some of these residents may live in Garfield, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,083

Median earning men ± $35,562

$22,143

Median earning women ± $18,964

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($81,354) and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($28,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are .

Housing & Living

The median property value in Garfield, GA was $91,100 in 2024, which is 0.274 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,900 to $91,100, a 2.98% decrease. The homeownership rate in Garfield, GA is 60.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Garfield, GA have an average commute time of 38.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Garfield, GA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$91,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,708

$51

Median Property Taxes

±$42

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 Garfield, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

60.7%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60.7% of the housing units in Garfield, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Garfield, GA 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.

$63,929

Median Household Income

± $39,912

Number of Households

± 56

In 2024, the median household income of the 84 households in Garfield, GA declined from $63,929 from the previous year's value of $73,750.

The following chart displays the households in Garfield, GA 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 Garfield, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2024, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.104% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (68.7%)
Carpooled (22.2%)
Walked (6.06%)

In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Garfield, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (22.2%) and those who walked to work (6.06%).

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

38.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Garfield, GA have a longer commute time (38.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.03% of the workforce in Garfield, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Garfield, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Garfield, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Garfield, GA have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Garfield, GA (54 out of 270 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Garfield, GA is Black, followed by White 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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