CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garden City

Idaho · 6,369 residents · 4.08 sq mi

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Garden City is home to 6,369 people in Idaho. There are 4,255 fewer people here than in 2000. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. 56% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $20,530 at the median, 32% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,369

−40%vs 2000

vs 10,624 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.0

−18%vs 2000

vs 35.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.4%(601)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(566)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(388)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(450)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.5%(602)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.4%(1,360)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(830)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(651)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.7%(425)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745%(317)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(146)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(33)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,530

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,520 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,472

−53%vs 2000

vs $24,242 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,300

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $120,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$355

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $608 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

55.6%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.9% in 2000

44.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(9,101)

Black0.4%(47)

Hispanic / Latino9.6%(1,018)

Asian1.3%(141)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.3%(6,006)

Black0.7%(42)

Hispanic / Latino3.8%(245)

Asian1.4%(86)

Other3.7%(235)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10%(1,261)

Puerto Rican0.8%(101)

Dominican0.2%(25)

Spaniard0.2%(19)

Cuban0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(62)

Japanese0.1%(14)

Thai0.1%(8)

Korean0%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(20)

Ancestry

English17.6%(2,232)

German11.5%(1,461)

Irish10.5%(1,330)

American6.3%(800)

Norwegian4.9%(624)

Russian4.8%(605)

Italian4.7%(600)

Scottish3.1%(390)

Polish2.9%(361)

French2.5%(312)

Dutch1.9%(239)

Swedish1.9%(236)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1.8%(225)

French Canadian1.5%(196)

British1.2%(155)

Ukrainian1.2%(150)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(149)

West Indian0.9%(108)

Danish0.7%(91)

Swiss0.7%(89)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.6%(71)

Portuguese0.5%(62)

Czech0.5%(58)

Croatian0.4%(50)

Iranian0.3%(39)

Arab0.3%(37)

Syrian0.2%(28)

Latvian0.2%(23)

Subsaharan African0.2%(22)

Greek0.1%(18)

Serbian0.1%(15)

Lebanese0.1%(9)

Austrian0.1%(9)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.4%

−13.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.1%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.6%

−6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.6 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 11.4 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 married37.5%(1,965)

Married46.3%(2,426)

Widowed2.9%(152)

Divorced13.3%(694)

Women 15+

Never married28.8%(1,574)

Married41.5%(2,271)

Widowed12.7%(694)

Divorced17%(931)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.1%

−9.3 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.2%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.3%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 61.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.8%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.3% 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)14%(106)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.6%(96)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era51.3%(389)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.7%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 759 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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