It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Garland has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Garland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Garland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Garland may be for you.
Being a small town, Garland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Garland, just 7.85% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $20,812, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,248 for a family of four. However, Garland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garland 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 Garland, accounting for 40.34% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
