Garden City

Population: 27,781
Median household income: $72,511
Median home value: $186,200

Garden City is a community in Finney County, Kansas, home to 27,781 residents. The median household income of $72,511 is in line with the Finney County median ($72,437).

From 2019 to 2023, Garden City's population grew 4.3% from 26,647 to 27,781, while its median home value rose 24.7% from $149,300 to $186,200.

18.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,781
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $72,511
Median home value: $186,200
Median gross rent: $990
Housing units: 10,827
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,64727,781

Median household income

$55,987$72,511

Median home value

$149,300$186,200

Median gross rent

$814$990

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,647	$55,987	$149,300	$814
2020	26,403	$56,274	$156,900	$838
2021	28,022	$59,331	$158,500	$889
2022	27,933	$67,500	$178,900	$968
2023	27,781	$72,511	$186,200	$990

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,185	7.9%
5 to 17	5,581	20.1%
18 to 24	3,070	11.1%
25 to 34	4,069	14.6%
35 to 44	3,174	11.4%
45 to 54	3,256	11.7%
55 to 64	2,903	10.4%
65 to 74	2,147	7.7%
75 and over	1,396	5.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,456	34.0%
Black or African American	1,563	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	1,222	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.1%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	324	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,156	54.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.8%

High school graduate22.9%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,386	31.8%
High school graduate	3,876	22.9%
Some college or associate's	4,513	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,054	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,116	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,200	81.5%
Carpooled	2,041	14.9%
Public transit	32	0.2%
Walked	99	0.7%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	307	2.2%
Other means	43	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,737	57.6%
15 to 29 min	4,487	33.4%
30 to 44 min	745	5.5%
45 to 59 min	115	0.9%
60+ min	343	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 11.4% (3,090 of 27,159)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,726	67.1%
Nonfamily households	3,291	32.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,017	92.5%
Vacant	810	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,949	59.4%
Renter-occupied	4,068	40.6%

1-unit, detached60.1%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units17.1%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,502	60.1%
1-unit, attached	318	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1,847	17.1%
5 to 19 units	992	9.2%
20 or more units	357	3.3%
Mobile home & other	811	7.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2025325
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.9759, -100.8509