Garden City

Population: 22,866
Median household income: $228,807
Median home value: $1,063,300

Located in Nassau County, New York, Garden City is a community with a population of 22,866. Its median household income of $228,807 runs above the Nassau County figure of $143,408.

From 2019 to 2023, Garden City's population grew 1.6% from 22,499 to 22,866, while its median home value rose 23.6% from $860,000 to $1,063,300.

The median gross rent is $3,478. 75.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,866
Median age: 41.6 yrs
Median household income: $228,807
Median home value: $1,063,300
Median gross rent: $3,478
Housing units: 8,085
Homeownership rate: 92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 75.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,49922,866

Median household income

$174,886$228,807

Median home value

$860,000$1,063,300

Median gross rent

$3,342$3,478

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,499	$174,886	$860,000	$3,342
2020	22,384	$186,607	$876,500	$3,272
2021	23,087	$185,188	$881,200	$3,366
2022	22,871	$204,883	$980,600	$3,369
2023	22,866	$228,807	$1,063,300	$3,478

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	866	3.8%
5 to 17	4,989	21.8%
18 to 24	2,616	11.4%
25 to 34	1,078	4.7%
35 to 44	3,332	14.6%
45 to 54	2,943	12.9%
55 to 64	3,151	13.8%
65 to 74	2,098	9.2%
75 and over	1,793	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,251	84.2%
Black or African American	285	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,051	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.1%
Two or more races	749	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,506	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate9.0%

Some college or associate's11.7%

Bachelor's degree37.4%

Graduate or professional degree37.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	583	4.1%
High school graduate	1,296	9.0%
Some college or associate's	1,689	11.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,386	37.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5,441	37.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone51.7%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit14.9%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home24.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,565	51.7%
Carpooled	595	5.5%
Public transit	1,599	14.9%
Walked	298	2.8%
Bicycle	22	0.2%
Worked from home	2,601	24.2%
Other means	74	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,170	26.6%
15 to 29 min	2,290	28.1%
30 to 44 min	1,111	13.6%
45 to 59 min	620	7.6%
60+ min	1,962	24.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.85
Poverty rate: 2.8% (618 of 21,861)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,897	77.1%
Nonfamily households	1,749	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,646	94.6%
Vacant	439	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,059	92.3%
Renter-occupied	587	7.7%

1-unit, detached81.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,593	81.5%
1-unit, attached	73	0.9%
2 to 4 units	41	0.5%
5 to 19 units	365	4.5%
20 or more units	994	12.3%
Mobile home & other	19	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3628178
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.33 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 40.7258, -73.6454

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