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Population (year 2000): 11,289
Males: 6,156  (54.5%)
Females: 5,133  (45.5%)

Chatham County

Median resident age:  32.6 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 31408.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,700 (it was $29,718 in 2000)
Garden City  $33,700
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $115,700 (it was $77,700 in 2000)
Garden City  $115,700
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in Garden City:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.7%)
  • Black (40.0%)
  • Hispanic (6.0%)
  • Other race (2.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (12.3%), Irish (6.9%), German (6.2%), English (3.9%), French (2.2%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 14.6 square miles.

Population density: 773 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Garden City

  • High school or higher: 68.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garden City city

  • Never married: 28.8%
  • Now married: 46.3%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 15.1%

739 residents are foreign born (5.1% Latin America).

This city:  6.5%
Georgia:  7.1%



According to our research there were 25 registered sex offenders living in Garden City, Georgia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Garden City to the number of sex offenders is 452 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Garden City:  0.9% ($665)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Savannah, GA (5.4 miles , pop. 131,510).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Jacksonville, FL (127.8 miles , pop. 735,617).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (685.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Port Wentworth, GA (4.6 miles ), Savannah, GA (5.4 miles ), Pooler, GA (6.1 miles ), Pooler-Burroughs, GA (7.9 miles ), Thunderbolt, GA (9.1 miles ), Georgetown, GA (9.5 miles ), Vernonburg, GA (9.7 miles) , Bloomingdale, GA (9.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $58,700
  • 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $66,400
  • 1998: 6 buildings, average cost: $52,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $201,100
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $73,600
  • 2001: 3 buildings, average cost: $121,600
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $89,600
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $96,700
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2005: 9 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 2006: 9 buildings, average cost: $64,000

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Latitude: 32.10 N, Longitude: 81.16 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,242 (+19.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 892 (18.9%)


1109 people in state prisons
4 people in other group homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 912

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Historical population

Historical housing units


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (17%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (15%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Crime in Garden City by Year
Type 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005
Murders 04003
    per 100,000 0.034.60.00.029.9
Rapes 65783
    per 100,000 55.643.259.371.129.9
Robberies 2424312226
    per 100,000 222.3207.6262.6195.6258.9
Assaults 1561121389796
    per 100,000 1445.1968.81169.1862.6956.0
Burglaries 149168181156125
    per 100,000 1380.31453.21533.41387.31244.8
Thefts 423438429409441
    per 100,000 3918.53788.63634.43637.24391.6
Auto thefts 98811048065
    per 100,000 907.8700.6881.1711.4647.3
Arson 7236N/AN/A
    per 100,000 64.8198.950.8N/AN/A
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 202.7) 726.2669.1683.2587.6667.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 39 (34 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.01
US city average:  3.00

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Garden City-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Georgia state average. It is 34% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/9/1998, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.9 miles away from the Garden City city center killed 2 people and injured 17 people and caused $3 million in damages.

On 9/13/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Barrod Heggs - College football player (Maryland Terrapins).


Hospitals/medical centers near Garden City:
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • COASTAL HARBOR TREATMENT CTR (about 10 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)
  • GA REGIONAL HOSP SAV (about 11 miles; SAVANNAH, GA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden City:
  • SAVANNAH/HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SAV)
  • HUNTER AAF (about 8 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; ID: SVN)
  • HILTON HEAD (about 35 miles; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; ID: HXD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden City:
  • RIDGELAND (about 30 miles; RIDGELAND, SC; ID: 3J1)
  • LIBERTY COUNTY (about 40 miles; HINESVILLE, GA; ID: 2J2)
  • BEAUFORT COUNTY (about 43 miles; BEAUFORT, SC; ID: 73J)

Amtrak station near Garden City:
  • 3 miles: SAVANNAH (2611 SEABOARD COAST LINE DR.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden City:
  • ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; Full-time enrollment: 3,945)
  • SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN (about 11 miles; SAVANNAH, GA; FT enrollment: 4,565)
  • GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; STATESBORO, GA; FT enrollment: 12,724)
  • SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; ORANGEBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,971)
  • MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 97 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,162)
  • TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 97 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
  • CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
Public elementary/middle schools in Garden City:
  • GROVES HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,377; Location: 100 WHEATHILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
  • MERCER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 771; Location: 201 ROMMEL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • GARDEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 571; Location: 4037 KESSLER AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
  • SCOTT LEARNING CENTER (Location: 402 MARKET STREET; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private elementary/middle school in Garden City:
  • CHAPEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location: 93 MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 4)

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Shopping Centers: Traffic Circle Shopping Center (1), West Side Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Garden City include: Woodland Church (A), Woodlawn Church (B), Bible Church (C), Dean Forest Church (D), First Mount Calvary Church (E), Oak Grove Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.6 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  66.9%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  18.3%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.2%
Whole state:  6.1%

Garden City compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Garden City (2007 data):
  • The Savannah Bank, National Association: West Chatham Branch at 100 Chatham Parkway, branch established on 1995-11-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $591.5 mil, Deposits: $493.7 mil, headquarters in Savannah, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Savannah Bancorp, Inc., The
  • Atlantic Coast Bank: Garden City Branch at 213 Highway 80 West, branch established on 1992-11-30. Info updated 2006-08-07: Bank assets: $837.8 mil, Deposits: $575.6 mil, headquarters in Waycross, GA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 14 total offices
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: Garden City Branch at 4516 Augusta Road, branch established on 1990-06-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • SunTrust Bank: Garden City Branch at 215 Main Street, branch established on 1973-03-12. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Chatham County Georgia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Garden City government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $531,000
    Solid Waste Management: $263,000
    Parks & Recreation: $67,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $780,000
    Sewerage: $579,000
    Regular Highways: $142,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,991,000
    Water Utilities: $738,000
    Regular Highways: $587,000
    Sewerage: $492,000
    Parks & Recreation: $472,000
    Central Staff Services: $367,000
    Solid Waste Management: $338,000
    Fire Protection: $181,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $74,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $49,000
    General - Other: $49,000
    Financial Administration: $11,000
    General Public Buildings: $4,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $25,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Water Utilities: $91,000
    Fire Protection: $40,000
    General: $9,000
  • Intergovernmental to State - Water Utilities: $92,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,635,000
    All Other: $622,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,380,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $676,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,922,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $134,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $638,000
    Interest Earnings: $343,000
    Rents: $69,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $168,000
    Water Utilities: $53,000
    Regular Highways: $50,000
    General - Other: $47,000
    Sewerage: $35,000
    Parks & Recreation: $19,000
    Central Staff: $7,000
    Fire Protection: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,397,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $797,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
  • Tax - Other Selective Sales: $551,000
    Public Utilities: $545,000
    NEC: $541,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $191,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,248,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $50,000

9.42% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,807 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.42%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($569 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.28%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Effingham County, GA  0.54% ($33,226 average AGI)
from Bryan County, GA  0.36% ($44,847)
from Liberty County, GA  0.28% ($22,704)


8.15% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($41,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.15%
Georgia average:  9.55%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($448 average AGI)
Chatham County:  0.10%
Georgia average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Effingham County, GA  0.90% ($44,587 average AGI)
to Bryan County, GA  0.51% ($46,069)
to Liberty County, GA  0.24% ($25,203)


Strongest AM radio stations in Garden City:
  • WTKS (1290 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJLG (900 AM; 4 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBMQ (630 AM; 5 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WSOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WHGM (1400 AM; 1 kW; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: WHGM RADIO, INC.)
  • WOKV (690 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
  • WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
  • WOBS (1530 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, FL; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFVR (910 AM; 50 kW; VALDOSTA, GA; Owner: RAMA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGSR (1570 AM; 50 kW; FERNANDINA BEACH, FL; Owner: RJM COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Garden City:
  • W206AT (89.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WSVH (91.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WZAT (102.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WAEV (97.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WQBT (94.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJCL-FM (96.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WIXV (95.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEAS-FM (93.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • W201AU (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WLXP (88.1 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHRISTIAN MULTIMEDIA NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLVH (101.1 FM; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYFS (89.5 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WLFS (91.9 FM; PORT WENTWORTH, GA; Owner: RADIO TRAINING NETWORK, INC)
  • WRHQ (105.3 FM; RICHMOND HILL, GA; Owner: THOROUGHBRED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WGZR (106.9 FM; BLUFFTON, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHCJ (90.3 FM; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WFXH-FM (106.1 FM; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WYKZ (98.7 FM; BEAUFORT, SC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WLOW (107.9 FM; PORT ROYAL, SC; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSIS (103.9 FM; SPRINGFIELD, GA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Garden City:
  • WGSA-CA (Channel 50; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • WXSX-LP (Channel 13; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
  • WSAV-TV (Channel 3; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W55AW (Channel 55; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: CHANNEL AMERICA LPTV LIC. SUBSIDIARY)
  • WTOC-TV (Channel 11; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • W57CT (Channel 57; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WTGS (Channel 28; HARDEEVILLE, SC; Owner: BLUENOSE BROADCASTING OF SAVANNAH LLC)
  • WJCL (Channel 22; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF SAVANNAH LICENSE LLC)
  • WHDS-LP (Channel 32; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: BROADCAST CORP. OF AMERICA)
  • WVAN-TV (Channel 9; SAVANNAH, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WGSA (Channel 34; BAXLEY, GA; Owner: SOUTHERN TV CORPORATION)
  • W53BX (Channel 53; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: WHHI-TV, INC.)
  • W35AY (Channel 35; HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC; Owner: MYRON K. HINES)

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