Garden City is a city of 26,739 people in Michigan. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $168,800. Density works out to 4,561 people per square mile. The foreign-born share is 4%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $67,294, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% 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 City
What changed most since 1990
Population31,846 → 26,739(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,084 → $168,800(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$92,923 → $67,294(−28%)US over the same years: +14%
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)15.6%(217)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(199)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(473)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(117)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,395 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 City, decade by decade
Garden City 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
31,846
$92,923
$142,084
7.1%
6.2
2000
30,047
$94,436
$201,657
9.0%
12.9
2010
27,692
$79,451
$181,260
11.6%
23.0
2020
27,380
$69,100
$145,323
13.7%
39.1
2024
26,739
$67,294
$168,800
15.1%
44.0
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.
