CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Garner

North Carolina · 14,967 residents · 19.2 sq mi

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With 14,967 people, Garner is a city in North Carolina. Households here earn about 39% more than in North Carolina as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.6%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 16% since 2000. Households take in $36,999 a year at the median, 23% more than the country as a whole. The typical home is worth $78,000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,967

−16%vs 2000

vs 17,757 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

19.2 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(1,037)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(933)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,195)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,017)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(910)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.3%(2,892)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.8%(2,518)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(1,904)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(1,314)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(835)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(305)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(107)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,999

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,380 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,348

−27%vs 2000

vs $22,433 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,000

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $119,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$498

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $712 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

34.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic65.5%(11,622)

Black26.9%(4,785)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(843)

Asian1.1%(196)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.6%(12,217)

Black17.5%(2,622)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(71)

Asian0.5%(68)

Other0.4%(60)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican8.4%(2,886)

Puerto Rican2.1%(708)

Central American1.2%(426)

Guatemalan0.8%(259)

South American0.6%(193)

Dominican0.6%(192)

Salvadoran0.5%(167)

Colombian0.2%(75)

Peruvian0.2%(74)

Venezuelan0.1%(44)

Cuban0.1%(32)

Spaniard0%(17)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.8%(625)

Korean0.4%(150)

Chinese0.4%(148)

Filipino0.2%(53)

Thai0.1%(28)

Nepalese0.1%(25)

Pakistani0%(13)

Vietnamese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0%(6)

Ancestry

English13%(4,486)

German10.3%(3,555)

Irish8.9%(3,059)

Italian4.8%(1,664)

American4.8%(1,642)

Subsaharan African2.6%(885)

Scottish2.5%(869)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(761)

French1.5%(510)

Polish1.1%(369)

Norwegian1.1%(367)

Welsh0.8%(287)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.8%(282)

Czech0.8%(268)

Arab0.7%(247)

Dutch0.6%(201)

British0.4%(147)

Swedish0.4%(134)

Greek0.4%(131)

Jordanian0.4%(121)

Portuguese0.4%(121)

Slovak0.3%(104)

Hungarian0.3%(93)

Nigerian0.3%(93)

Lebanese0.2%(84)

Austrian0.2%(56)

Macedonian0.1%(48)

Canadian0.1%(43)

Iranian0.1%(43)

Lithuanian0.1%(38)

Australian0.1%(33)

French Canadian0.1%(29)

Armenian0.1%(26)

Brazilian0.1%(20)

Egyptian0.1%(19)

West Indian0.1%(18)

Russian0%(16)

Danish0%(13)

Slovene0%(11)

Haitian0%(10)

Jamaican0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.9 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married36.3%(5,066)

Married53.8%(7,506)

Widowed2.4%(330)

Divorced7.6%(1,060)

Women 15+

Never married25.5%(3,720)

Married51.7%(7,555)

Widowed8.3%(1,210)

Divorced14.5%(2,118)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.8%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 75.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% 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)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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