| Males: 138 |  (52.8%) |
| Females: 124 |  (47.2%) |
| Median resident age: |  43.5 years |
| Colorado median age: |  38.5 years |
Zip codes: 80631.
| Garden City: | $18,494 |
| CO: | $56,765 |
Garden City town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2012: $113,847 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
| Garden City: | $113,847 |
| CO: | $234,900 |
Median gross rent in 2012: $616.
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- Hispanic - 155 (66.2%)
- White alone - 73 (31.2%)
- American Indian alone - 4 (1.7%)
- Asian alone - 1 (0.4%)
- Two or more races - 1 (0.4%)
Races in Garden City detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (17.6%), English (4.3%), Italian (1.7%), Norwegian (1.7%), Scottish (1.7%), United States (1.7%).
Current Local Time: MST time zone
Elevation: 4675 feet
Land area: 0.11 square miles.
Population density: 2,315 people per square mile (low).
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For population 25 years and over in Garden City:
- High school or higher: 63.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 13.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Garden City town:
- Never married: 30.8%
- Now married: 39.9%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 19.6%
84 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 32.1% |
| Colorado: | 9.8% |
According to our research of Colorado and other state lists there was 1 registered sex offender living in Garden City, Colorado as of March 05, 2015.
The ratio of number of residents in Garden City to the number of sex offenders is 241 to 1.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $489 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2012: $525 (1.0%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Greeley, CO 
(2.3 miles , pop. 76,930).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (39.4 miles , pop. 259,628).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (625.8 miles , pop. 1,321,045).
Nearest cities: Evans, CO (1.3 miles ),
Greeley, CO (1.5 miles ),
La Salle, CO (1.8 miles ),
Kersey, CO (2.6 miles ),
Gilcrest, CO (3.0 miles ),
Eaton, CO (3.1 miles ),
Milliken, CO (3.2 miles ),
Kersey-Gill, CO (3.2 miles ).
Latitude: 40.39 N, Longitude: 104.69 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 970
| Here: | 5.4% |
| Colorado: | 5.4% |
Unemployment by year (%)
- Manufacturing (24%)
- Retail trade (19%)
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Transportation and warehousing (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Educational services (6%)
- Manufacturing (33%)
- Accommodation and food services (28%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Information (7%)
- Construction (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Public administration (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (24%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (16%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
- Customer service representatives (9%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
- Accountants and auditors (5%)
- Legal support workers (5%)
- Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Average climate in Garden City, Colorado
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Garden City-area historical tornado activity is above Colorado state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/15/1952, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.7 miles away from the Garden City town center injured 5 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/22/2008, a category F3 tornado 11.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 78 people and caused $147 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Garden City-area historical earthquake activity is below Colorado state average. It is 26% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 419.2 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 145.7 miles away from Garden City center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 531.2 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/28/1975 at 02:31:05, a magnitude 6.2 (6.1 MB, 6.0 MS, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 420.2 miles away from the city center
On 2/3/1995 at 15:26:10, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MB, 4.6 MS, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 270.2 miles away from Garden City center
On 2/3/1994 at 09:05:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.8 ML, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 364.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Weld County (12) is near the US average (12).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Tornadoes: 2, Fire: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snow: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Garden City:
- GOOD SAMARITAN SOCIETY - BONELL COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 1 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- FAIRACRES MANOR, INC. (Nursing Home, about 2 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- NORTH COLORADO MEDICAL CENTER Acute Care Hospitals (about 2 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- GREELEY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE INC (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- GREELEY DIALYSIS (FMC) (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- CENTENNIAL HEALTH CARE CENTER (Nursing Home, about 3 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
- HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE OF NORTHERN COLORADO (Hospital, about 3 miles away; GREELEY, CO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden City:
- University of Northern Colorado (about 1 miles; Greeley, CO; Full-time enrollment: 11,469)
- Aims Community College (about 5 miles; Greeley, CO; FT enrollment: 3,598)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins (about 25 miles; Fort Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 25,099)
- Front Range Community College (about 39 miles; Westminster, CO; FT enrollment: 14,756)
- University of Colorado Boulder (about 41 miles; Boulder, CO; FT enrollment: 28,328)
- Regis University (about 46 miles; Denver, CO; FT enrollment: 6,975)
- Community College of Aurora (about 48 miles; Aurora, CO; FT enrollment: 4,730)
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2012 was 101. This is worse than average.
| City: | 101 |
| U.S.: | 74 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2012 was 0.372. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.372 |
| U.S.: | 0.303 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2012 was 32.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.5 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 32.8 |
| U.S.: | 32.0 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 25.5. This is worse than average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 25.5 |
| U.S.: | 20.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2012 was 7.99. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.99 |
| U.S.: | 9.14 |
(30.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 29.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 21.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Garden City, CO
Average household size:
Percentage of family households:
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
| This town: | 2.1 people |
| Colorado: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 44.1% |
| Whole state: | 63.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 9.0% |
| Whole state: | 6.5% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Garden City compared to Colorado state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (55%)
- Electricity (43%)
- No fuel used (1%)
Religion statistics for Garden City town (based on Weld County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 36.80%| Here: | | 36.8% |
| USA: | | 50.2% |
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | LDS (Mormon) Church | United Methodist Church |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherents | 40.0% | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Congregations | 10.2% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 8.3% |
| Name | United Church of Christ | Assemblies of God | The Wesleyan Church | Lutheran Church | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adherents | 4.5% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 24.1% |
| Congregations | 2.5% | 8.9% | 1.3% | 4.5% | 52.2% |
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 25
| Weld County: | 1.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 1.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| This county: | 0.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Weld County: | 0.04 / 10,000 pop. |
| Colorado: | 0.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 68
| Weld County: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 140
| Here: | 5.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 5.3% |
| Colorado: | 5.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Weld County: | 23.0% |
| Colorado: | 18.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 11.5% |
| State: | 9.6% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2012) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Government Administration | 1 | $38,115 | $457,380 | 8 | $30,660 |
| Totals for Government | 1 | $38,115 | $457,380 | 8 | $30,660 |
Garden City government finances - Expenditure in 2002 (per resident):
- Construction - General: $381,000 ($1454.20)
- Current Operations - Financial Administration: $64,000 ($244.27)
Regular Highways: $52,000 ($198.47)
General - Other: $17,000 ($64.89)
Parks & Recreation: $11,000 ($41.98)
Corrections - Other: $1,000 ($3.82)
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $137,000 ($522.90)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000 ($183.21)
Garden City government finances - Revenue in 2002 (per resident):
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $38,000 ($145.04)
General Revenue, NEC: $14,000 ($53.44)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $167,000 ($637.40)
General Support: $9,000 ($34.35)
Highways: $9,000 ($34.35)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $245,000 ($935.11)
Property: $47,000 ($179.39)
NEC: $18,000 ($68.70)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($57.25)
Motor Vehicle License: $6,000 ($22.90)
Garden City government finances - Cash and Securities in 2002 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $917,000 ($3500.00)
8.48% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($43,841 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.48% |
| Colorado average: | 9.68% |
0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($102 average AGI)
Weld County: 0.04% Colorado average: 0.09%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
| from Larimer County, CO | 1.53% ($42,818 average AGI) |
| from Adams County, CO | 1.05% ($40,883) |
| from Boulder County, CO | 1.04% ($47,909) |
7.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,620 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 7.74% |
| Colorado average: | 9.12% |
0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($275 average AGI)
Weld County: 0.05% Colorado average: 0.11%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
| to Larimer County, CO | 1.24% ($39,022 average AGI) |
| to Adams County, CO | 1.00% ($38,497) |
| to Boulder County, CO | 0.75% ($37,155) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Garden City:
- KFKA (1310 AM; 5 kW; GREELEY, CO; Owner: MUSIC VENTURES, LLC, DBA BROADCAST MEDIA LLC)
- KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
- KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KGRE (1450 AM; 1 kW; GREELEY, CO; Owner: GREELEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KHNC (1360 AM; 10 kW; JOHNSTOWN, CO; Owner: DONALD A. AND SHARON E. WIEDEMAN)
- KLMO (1060 AM; 30 kW; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: PILGRIM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KMXA (1090 AM; 50 kW; AURORA, CO; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KOA (850 AM; 50 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCOL (600 AM; 5 kW; WELLINGTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KSIR (1010 AM; 25 kW; BRUSH, CO; Owner: JMS BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KNUS (710 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
- KHOW (630 AM; 5 kW; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Garden City:
- KUAD-FM (99.1 FM; WINDSOR, CO; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FT. COLLINS, INC.)
- K206DB (89.1 FM; FORT COLLINS, ETC., CO; Owner: BOULDER COMMUNITY B/CAST ASSOC., INC)
- KJCD (104.3 FM; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF COLORADO)
- KDJM (92.5 FM; BROOMFIELD, CO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KTCL (93.3 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KTRR (102.5 FM; LOVELAND, CO; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF FT. COLLINS, INC.)
- KSME (96.1 FM; GREELEY, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KUNC-FM (91.5 FM; GREELEY, CO; Owner: COMMUNITY RADIO FOR NORTHERN COLORADO)
- KRKS-FM (94.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, CO; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF COLORADO, INC)
- KBRU-FM (101.7 FM; FORT MORGAN, CO; Owner: ON-AIR FAMILY, LLC)
- KPAW (107.9 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KSIR-FM1 (107.1 FM; HUDSON, CO; Owner: KKDD-FM BROADCASTERS)
- KQMT (99.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KBCO-FM (97.3 FM; BOULDER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KALC (105.9 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KBPI (106.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KOSI (101.1 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: ENTERCOM DENVER LICENSE, LLC)
- KFMD (95.7 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRFX (103.5 FM; DENVER, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
- KCSU-FM (90.5 FM; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM)
TV broadcast stations around Garden City:
- KFCT (Channel 22; FORT COLLINS, CO; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KDEN (Channel 25; LONGMONT, CO; Owner: LONGMONT CHANNEL 25, INC.)
- K63AB (Channel 63; ESTES PARK, CO; Owner: SYNCOM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Garden City fatal accident list:
Apr 29, 1998 08:50 PM, Us-85, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 7 | $91,526 | 6 | $79,897 | 8 | $69,514 | 1 | $8,010 | 6 | $85,263 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $37,700 | 2 | $73,640 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $41,530 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 3 | $70,557 | 4 | $49,873 | 1 | $11,510 | 2 | $48,955 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $46,540 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $71,475 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $49,710 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $80,480 | 2 | $61,215 | 1 | $42,370 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $67,890 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $57,550 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $40,530 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Garden City on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Motor vehicle, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Metal and mineral, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Art and design workers"
- #38 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Administrative and support and waste management services"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Law enforcement workers including supervisors"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most Hispanic residents"
- #62 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003 (pop 50,000+)"
- #87 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving in compared to moving out (pop. 50,000+)"
