With 34,473 people, Garner is a city in North Carolina. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 16,716 people. About 47% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Density works out to 1,800 people per square mile. The poverty rate is 8.4%, under the national 12.5%. The typical home is worth $355,000, having roughly tripled since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,756, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 63%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Garner
What changed most since 1990
Population14,967 → 34,473(+130%)US over the same years: +35%
White share81.5% → 52.0%(−29.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.4% → 46.5%(+23.1 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)29.2%(635)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.1%(589)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.4%(575)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(34)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,174 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
Garner, decade by decade
Garner 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
14,967
$88,800
$187,205
23.4%
38.3
2000
17,757
$86,310
$217,141
28.2%
62.0
2010
25,745
$86,841
$233,480
34.1%
74.7
2020
31,159
$81,899
$259,861
44.1%
79.6
2024
34,473
$78,756
$355,000
46.5%
80.5
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.
