Garden City

Population: 12,483
Median household income: $66,859
Median home value: $411,400

Garden City, a community in Ada County, Idaho, has 12,483 residents. At $66,859, its median household income sits below Ada County's $88,907.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garden City's population grew 5.6% from 11,819 to 12,483, while its median home value rose 72.8% from $238,100 to $411,400.

51.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1994.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,483
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $66,859
Median home value: $411,400
Median gross rent: $1,206
Housing units: 5,724
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,81912,483

Median household income

$49,318$66,859

Median home value

$238,100$411,400

Median gross rent

$907$1,206

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,819	$49,318	$238,100	$907
2020	11,873	$50,185	$240,200	$849
2021	12,056	$54,540	$254,700	$997
2022	12,301	$61,548	$363,000	$1,132
2023	12,483	$66,859	$411,400	$1,206

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over11.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	4.0%
5 to 17	2,162	17.3%
18 to 24	603	4.8%
25 to 34	1,566	12.5%
35 to 44	1,578	12.6%
45 to 54	1,245	10.0%
55 to 64	1,638	13.1%
65 to 74	1,732	13.9%
75 and over	1,463	11.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,427	83.5%
Black or African American	64	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.2%
Asian	89	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	27	0.2%
Two or more races	556	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,293	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate22.7%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree25.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	812	8.8%
High school graduate	2,097	22.7%
Some college or associate's	2,769	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,350	25.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,194	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone68.5%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle2.0%

Worked from home18.4%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,869	68.5%
Carpooled	440	7.8%
Public transit	29	0.5%
Walked	36	0.6%
Bicycle	115	2.0%
Worked from home	1,038	18.4%
Other means	119	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,485	32.2%
15 to 29 min	2,173	47.2%
30 to 44 min	648	14.1%
45 to 59 min	105	2.3%
60+ min	197	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 10.9% (1,337 of 12,256)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,036	55.4%
Nonfamily households	2,443	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,479	95.7%
Vacant	245	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,602	65.7%
Renter-occupied	1,877	34.3%

1-unit, detached51.6%

1-unit, attached13.7%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,952	51.6%
1-unit, attached	783	13.7%
2 to 4 units	321	5.6%
5 to 19 units	330	5.8%
20 or more units	412	7.2%
Mobile home & other	926	16.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1629620
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.08 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 43.6683, -116.2944