With 175 people, Garner is a city in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The population has fallen 38% since 2000. People stay put here: 100% were in the same home a year ago. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,389, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
80% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Garner
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants91.1% → 80.0%(−11.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$40,002 → $66,389(+66%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate17.1% → 6.3%(−10.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 7 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Garner, decade by decade
Garner population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
146
$40,002
$57,122
3.0%
0.0
2000
284
$44,973
$75,234
3.3%
11.9
2010
284
$38,482
$67,613
3.1%
45.4
2020
211
$39,391
$70,298
3.1%
62.7
2024
175
$66,389
–
9.4%
26.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
