MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Garden City Micro

Garden City, KS · 1 counties · 33,070 residents · 1,302 sq mi

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With 33,070 people, Garden City is a metro area. The median age is 27.2, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median home value sits at $51,000. There are 7,453 fewer people here than in 2000. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 27.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,070

−18%vs 2000

vs 40,523 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

25 / sq mi

−18%vs 2000

vs 31 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

27.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 28.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,302 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(3,420)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.5%(3,473)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(2,957)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(2,535)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248%(2,634)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.5%(6,440)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(4,523)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(2,720)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(1,882)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.8%(1,575)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.1%(698)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(213)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,645

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,474 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,278

−27%vs 2000

vs $15,377 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$51,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$383

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $491 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.5%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.8% in 2000

38.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic51.4%(20,820)

Black1%(397)

Hispanic / Latino43.3%(17,548)

Asian2.8%(1,148)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.8%(26,403)

Black1.6%(515)

Hispanic / Latino25.2%(8,336)

Asian3.8%(1,248)

Other14.8%(4,904)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican44.3%(16,869)

Central American3.5%(1,326)

Salvadoran3%(1,128)

South American1.5%(553)

Spaniard1.2%(438)

Argentine1.1%(425)

Puerto Rican0.7%(273)

Peruvian0.3%(119)

Guatemalan0.3%(114)

Cuban0.3%(98)

Honduran0.1%(47)

Panamanian0.1%(37)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(9)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1.9%(721)

Burmese1%(363)

Thai0.2%(72)

Laotian0.2%(71)

Filipino0.1%(37)

Bangladeshi0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(35)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(26)

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

German13.4%(5,106)

Irish5.5%(2,090)

English4%(1,531)

Subsaharan African2.9%(1,109)

American2%(773)

Somali2%(773)

Swedish1.2%(470)

West Indian0.9%(359)

Haitian0.9%(334)

French0.7%(280)

Dutch0.6%(236)

Russian0.5%(200)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.5%(194)

Danish0.5%(185)

Norwegian0.4%(168)

Polish0.4%(160)

Italian0.4%(157)

Welsh0.3%(97)

Scottish0.2%(93)

Ethiopian0.2%(87)

Austrian0.2%(60)

British0.1%(39)

Greek0.1%(39)

French Canadian0.1%(26)

Canadian0.1%(25)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Armenian0%(18)

Scotch-Irish0%(17)

Belgian0%(16)

Turkish0%(11)

Croatian0%(10)

Swiss0%(10)

Australian0%(9)

Guyanese0%(8)

Brazilian0%(3)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Serbian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.9%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.4 min

+46%vs 2000

vs 10.5 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 married39.9%(5,913)

Married49.3%(7,295)

Widowed2.2%(327)

Divorced8.6%(1,274)

Women 15+

Never married29.4%(4,087)

Married52.8%(7,331)

Widowed7.4%(1,028)

Divorced10.4%(1,442)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

12.8%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.7%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.1%

−6.4 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% 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)22.4%(213)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.2%(239)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.2%(372)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.6%(91)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 950 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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