CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garden City

Georgia · 7,410 residents · 14.3 sq mi

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Garden City is home to 7,410 people in Georgia. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. There are 3,879 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $51,200. The average commute runs 13 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,410

−34%vs 2000

vs 11,289 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

14.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(618)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(471)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(580)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(480)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(554)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.8%(1,394)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(982)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(768)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(677)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(587)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.5%(258)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(41)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,488

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,718 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,857

−16%vs 2000

vs $14,139 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,200

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$378

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $497 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 53.0% in 2000

46.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.7%(5,841)

Black39.7%(4,484)

Hispanic / Latino6%(675)

Asian0.9%(103)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.2%(4,757)

Black34.1%(2,525)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(53)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other1.6%(120)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.9%(1,245)

Central American3.5%(361)

Guatemalan3%(310)

Puerto Rican0.9%(90)

Honduran0.5%(47)

South American0.4%(46)

Venezuelan0.4%(46)

Nicaraguan0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino1.3%(136)

Japanese0.3%(31)

Ancestry

Irish11.8%(1,232)

German8.3%(861)

English5.8%(600)

American4.1%(432)

Subsaharan African3.7%(390)

Dutch1.5%(157)

Arab1.4%(142)

Lebanese1.4%(142)

Scottish1%(108)

Italian0.8%(81)

French0.7%(77)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(49)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.4%(41)

French Canadian0.4%(37)

West Indian0.3%(33)

Jamaican0.3%(33)

Polish0.2%(22)

Ukrainian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(6)

Russian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.9%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.7%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.9 min

−7%vs 2000

vs 13.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married52.4%(2,211)

Married30.7%(1,296)

Widowed2.5%(106)

Divorced14.3%(604)

Women 15+

Never married40.6%(1,655)

Married36.5%(1,490)

Widowed8.3%(339)

Divorced14.6%(596)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

20.3%

−12.4 ptssince 2013

from 32.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.1%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 30.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 6.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.5%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 28.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.7%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)19.7%(147)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(188)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.5%(116)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.5%(71)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 747 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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