Garland is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 250,431 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Garland is the 13th largest community in Texas.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.43% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing noticeable about Garland, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Garland is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Garland a great place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun. In fact, Garland is one of the top larger cities in America for educated single professionals to flock.

In Garland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.18 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of people in Garland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.43% of adults in Garland have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $31,917, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,668 for a family of four. However, Garland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 45.71% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, Ethiopian, and African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Garland's cultural character, accounting for 31.74% of the city’s population.

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