Garden City

Population: 10,375
Median household income: $41,735
Median home value: $160,700

Located in Chatham County, Georgia, Garden City is a community with a population of 10,375. At $41,735, its median household income sits below Chatham County's $69,575.

From 2019 to 2023, Garden City's population grew 16.8% from 8,885 to 10,375, while its median home value rose 32.0% from $121,700 to $160,700.

The median gross rent is $1,111. 16.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,375
Median age: 35.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,735
Median home value: $160,700
Median gross rent: $1,111
Housing units: 4,708
Homeownership rate: 40.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,88510,375

Median household income

$46,772$41,735

Median home value

$121,700$160,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,111

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,885	$46,772	$121,700	$887
2020	8,957	$42,013	$129,800	$906
2021	10,263	$46,250	$129,700	$1,040
2022	10,352	$46,063	$143,800	$1,046
2023	10,375	$41,735	$160,700	$1,111

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.4%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	349	3.4%
5 to 17	2,431	23.4%
18 to 24	728	7.0%
25 to 34	1,555	15.0%
35 to 44	1,369	13.2%
45 to 54	1,484	14.3%
55 to 64	1,233	11.9%
65 to 74	632	6.1%
75 and over	594	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,549	34.2%
Black or African American	4,088	39.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	262	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.3%
Two or more races	204	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,238	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.0%

High school graduate38.1%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,029	15.0%
High school graduate	2,618	38.1%
Some college or associate's	2,114	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	783	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	323	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled22.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,385	71.2%
Carpooled	1,076	22.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	81	1.7%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	145	3.0%
Other means	59	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,353	29.3%
15 to 29 min	2,281	49.5%
30 to 44 min	736	16.0%
45 to 59 min	146	3.2%
60+ min	95	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 15.0% (1,552 of 10,368)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,471	56.3%
Nonfamily households	1,920	43.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,391	93.3%
Vacant	317	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,759	40.1%
Renter-occupied	2,632	59.9%

1-unit, detached45.6%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units18.9%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,147	45.6%
1-unit, attached	125	2.7%
2 to 4 units	891	18.9%
5 to 19 units	560	11.9%
20 or more units	57	1.2%
Mobile home & other	928	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1332048
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 32.0872, -81.1766