Garden City

Population: 1,539
Median household income: $63,625
Median home value: $165,200

Located in Cass County, Missouri, Garden City is a community with a population of 1,539. At $63,625, its median household income sits below Cass County's $87,413.

Between 2019 and 2023, Garden City's population grew 14.4% from 1,345 to 1,539, while its median home value rose 61.5% from $102,300 to $165,200.

The median resident is 36.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,539
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $63,625
Median home value: $165,200
Median gross rent: $863
Housing units: 691
Homeownership rate: 65.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3451,539

Median household income

$52,333$63,625

Median home value

$102,300$165,200

Median gross rent

$725$863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,345	$52,333	$102,300	$725
2020	1,506	$55,150	$114,100	$782
2021	1,514	$57,545	$126,700	$777
2022	1,711	$62,539	$148,100	$866
2023	1,539	$63,625	$165,200	$863

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	4.1%
5 to 17	386	25.1%
18 to 24	74	4.8%
25 to 34	183	11.9%
35 to 44	194	12.6%
45 to 54	195	12.7%
55 to 64	165	10.7%
65 to 74	129	8.4%
75 and over	150	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,362	88.5%
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	18	1.2%
Two or more races	116	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate53.1%

Some college or associate's30.9%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	8.1%
High school graduate	539	53.1%
Some college or associate's	314	30.9%
Bachelor's degree	75	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	618	83.9%
Carpooled	93	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	3.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	88	12.4%
15 to 29 min	278	39.1%
30 to 44 min	149	21.0%
45 to 59 min	87	12.2%
60+ min	109	15.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 3.5% (53 of 1,532)

	Count	Share
Family households	413	70.0%
Nonfamily households	177	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	590	85.4%
Vacant	101	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	388	65.8%
Renter-occupied	202	34.2%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	552	79.9%
1-unit, attached	28	4.1%
2 to 4 units	50	7.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	6	0.9%
Mobile home & other	55	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2926434
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.5621, -94.1952