Garden City

Population: 228
Median household income: $77,222
Median home value: $154,500

Located in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, Garden City is a community with a population of 228. Its median household income of $77,222 runs above the Blue Earth County figure of $72,623.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garden City's population declined 28.1% from 317 to 228, while its median home value rose 31.9% from $117,100 to $154,500.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $850.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 228
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $77,222
Median home value: $154,500
Median gross rent: $850
Housing units: 102
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

317228

Median household income

$48,611$77,222

Median home value

$117,100$154,500

Median gross rent

$688$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	317	$48,611	$117,100	$688
2020	233	$46,875	$115,800	$1,281
2021	211	$67,500	$130,700	$1,188
2022	221	$74,063	$136,500	—
2023	228	$77,222	$154,500	$850

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

Age distribution

Under 53.1%

5 to 176.1%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6427.6%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7	3.1%
5 to 17	14	6.1%
18 to 24	26	11.4%
25 to 34	22	9.6%
35 to 44	39	17.1%
45 to 54	27	11.8%
55 to 64	63	27.6%
65 to 74	18	7.9%
75 and over	12	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	217	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	11	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's45.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	5.5%
High school graduate	63	34.8%
Some college or associate's	83	45.9%
Bachelor's degree	17	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	91	75.8%
Carpooled	16	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	8.3%
Other means	3	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8	7.3%
15 to 29 min	76	69.1%
30 to 44 min	26	23.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 10.1% (23 of 228)

	Count	Share
Family households	72	78.3%
Nonfamily households	20	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	92	90.2%
Vacant	10	9.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	84	91.3%
Renter-occupied	8	8.7%

1-unit, detached89.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	91	89.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	10.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2723084
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 44.0478, -94.1707