CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garden City

Michigan · 31,846 residents · 5.86 sq mi

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Garden City is a city of 31,846 people in Michigan. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.3% of residents. Households here earn about 25% more than in Michigan as a whole. Median home value sits at $59,200.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

31,846

+6%vs 2000

vs 30,047 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202427K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(2,189)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(2,220)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,330)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(2,111)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,165)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.1%(6,088)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(4,440)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(3,409)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.7%(3,741)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(2,318)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(678)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(157)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,717

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,841 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,257

−34%vs 2000

vs $21,651 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,200

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$470

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $569 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.2% in 2000

13.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(28,438)

Black1.1%(330)

Hispanic / Latino2%(611)

Asian0.7%(211)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(31,387)

Black0.4%(143)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(384)

Asian0.4%(141)

Other0.5%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.7%(1,515)

Puerto Rican0.5%(124)

Central American0.1%(31)

Guatemalan0.1%(31)

South American0.1%(19)

Peruvian0.1%(15)

Ecuadorian0%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(158)

Kazakh0.2%(44)

Korean0.1%(36)

Pakistani0.1%(32)

Vietnamese0.1%(27)

Chinese0.1%(24)

Japanese0%(12)

Asian Indian0%(11)

Hmong0%(5)

Ancestry

German17.4%(4,645)

Irish13.6%(3,629)

Polish13.5%(3,604)

English9.8%(2,619)

Italian6.7%(1,781)

American5.8%(1,558)

Arab3.3%(877)

Scottish2.9%(771)

French2.4%(645)

French Canadian2.2%(582)

Hungarian1.8%(493)

Subsaharan African1.4%(371)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1.3%(340)

Lebanese1.1%(291)

Dutch0.9%(246)

Swedish0.7%(184)

Welsh0.7%(180)

Finnish0.6%(160)

Iraqi0.6%(153)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(153)

Norwegian0.5%(126)

Russian0.4%(118)

Canadian0.4%(109)

Romanian0.3%(89)

Greek0.3%(82)

British0.2%(55)

Austrian0.2%(53)

Syrian0.2%(42)

Belgian0.1%(40)

Lithuanian0.1%(34)

Armenian0.1%(27)

Danish0.1%(25)

Brazilian0.1%(22)

Israeli0.1%(20)

Ghanaian0.1%(19)

Palestinian0.1%(18)

Australian0.1%(16)

Croatian0.1%(16)

Serbian0.1%(16)

Macedonian0.1%(15)

West Indian0.1%(15)

Czech0%(13)

Jamaican0%(9)

Swiss0%(8)

Jordanian0%(7)

Slovak0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.0%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 15.9 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 married37.2%(4,052)

Married47.7%(5,186)

Widowed3%(326)

Divorced12.1%(1,315)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(3,287)

Married48.9%(5,484)

Widowed10.7%(1,202)

Divorced11.1%(1,251)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.0%

−8.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.0%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.2% 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)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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