One of the benefits of Garden City is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.99 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, Garden City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.49% of adults 25 and older in Garden City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Garden City in 2022 was $32,458, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,832 for a family of four. However, Garden City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garden City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Garden City, accounting for 55.74% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garden City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garden City include German, Irish, English, Somalian, and Swedish.
Garden City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.91%.
The most common language spoken in Garden City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
