Gardner is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 25,836 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gardner is the 18th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Gardner was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gardner economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gardner, where the median household income is $96,818.00.

Gardner real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Gardner house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Gardner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Gardner telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.71% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Gardner doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Gardner is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.03% of adults in Gardner have a college degree.

The per capita income in Gardner in 2022 was $37,845, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,380 for a family of four. However, Gardner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gardner is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gardner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gardner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.85% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gardner include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Gardner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.