Garden is a city of 154 people in Michigan. The average commute runs 73 minutes. The median age is 47.0, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $86,000, having risen by half since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 22% of adults. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 41%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,917, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 16%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Garden
What changed most since 1990
Population281 → 154(−45%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age33.0 → 47.0(+14.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate21.0% → 11.0%(−10.0 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)60%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)20%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60%(3)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5 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
Garden, decade by decade
Garden 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
281
$28,263
$69,122
3.3%
5.2
2000
240
$66,035
$102,195
8.0%
39.4
2010
221
$54,846
$107,174
11.5%
28.7
2020
174
$39,391
$69,692
27.0%
38.5
2024
154
$42,917
$86,000
21.7%
41.2
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.
