Garrison vs Surprise

A side-by-side comparison of Garrison and Surprise: population, income, housing, and more.

Garrison and Surprise are places in Nebraska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Garrison has the higher population (43 vs 41 in Surprise). Surprise has the higher median household income ($106,563 vs $71,250 in Garrison). Since 2019, Garrison's population has grown faster (-12.2% vs -26.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Garrison	Surprise
Population	43	41
Median age	42.5 yrs	52.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$106,563
Median home value	$66,300	—
Housing units	27	17
Homeownership rate	94.4%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	6.7%
Unemployment rate	12.0%	10.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Garrison	Surprise
Population	49 → 43 (-12.2%)	56 → 41 (-26.8%)
Median household income	$62,500 → $71,250 (+14.0%)	$46,250 → $106,563 (+130.4%)
Median home value	$57,500 → $66,300 (+15.3%)	$44,500 → $47,000 (+5.6%)

Garrison

Population

4943

Median household income

$62,500$71,250

Median home value

$57,500$66,300

Surprise

Population

5641

Median household income

$46,250$106,563

Median home value

$44,500$47,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Garrison	Surprise
Under 5	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 17	20.9%	19.5%
18 to 24	4.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.6%	7.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.6%
45 to 54	4.7%	22.0%
55 to 64	23.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	11.6%	7.3%
75 and over	9.3%	22.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Garrison	Surprise
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	53.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	24.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Garrison	Surprise
No high school diploma	18.8%	10.0%
High school graduate	37.5%	46.7%
Some college or associate's	37.5%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Garrison	Surprise
Drove alone	72.7%	82.4%
Carpooled	22.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	17.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Garrison	Surprise
1-unit, detached	96.3%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Garrison	Surprise
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1947	1938