Garden City

Population: 26,910
Median household income: $64,396
Median home value: $162,400

Garden City, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 26,910 residents. At $64,396, its median household income sits above Wayne County's $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garden City's population held roughly steady from 26,683 to 26,910, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $111,000 to $162,400.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,910
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,396
Median home value: $162,400
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 11,395
Homeownership rate: 79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,68326,910

Median household income

$56,521$64,396

Median home value

$111,000$162,400

Median gross rent

$1,035$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,683	$56,521	$111,000	$1,035
2020	26,565	$57,011	$119,900	$967
2021	27,268	$59,049	$131,300	$894
2022	27,203	$63,630	$152,800	$950
2023	26,910	$64,396	$162,400	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5414.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,918	7.1%
5 to 17	3,591	13.3%
18 to 24	2,095	7.8%
25 to 34	3,877	14.4%
35 to 44	3,140	11.7%
45 to 54	3,995	14.8%
55 to 64	3,959	14.7%
65 to 74	2,663	9.9%
75 and over	1,672	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,099	82.1%
Black or African American	1,786	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	68	0.3%
Asian	242	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	108	0.4%
Two or more races	1,156	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,451	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.3%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's39.8%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,790	9.3%
High school graduate	7,011	36.3%
Some college or associate's	7,679	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,962	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	864	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,365	81.8%
Carpooled	1,103	8.7%
Public transit	39	0.3%
Walked	36	0.3%
Bicycle	29	0.2%
Worked from home	991	7.8%
Other means	101	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,709	23.2%
15 to 29 min	4,744	40.6%
30 to 44 min	2,719	23.3%
45 to 59 min	891	7.6%
60+ min	610	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 11.3% (3,019 of 26,792)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,126	64.7%
Nonfamily households	3,889	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,015	96.7%
Vacant	380	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,725	79.2%
Renter-occupied	2,290	20.8%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units2.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,101	88.6%
1-unit, attached	50	0.4%
2 to 4 units	91	0.8%
5 to 19 units	850	7.5%
20 or more units	261	2.3%
Mobile home & other	42	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2631420
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.86 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3244, -83.3412