Garden City, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,224 (Urban population: 10,969, Rural population: 255 (all nonfarm))

Garden City, Georgia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,387 (3,996 occupied: 2,095 owner occupied, 1,901 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	48%
State:	33%

Housing density: 300 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $63,000

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $415

Median gross rent in Garden City, GA in 2000: $497

Housing units in Garden City with a mortgage: 752 (115 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 651

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,117

In family households: 8,617 (1,670 male householders, 1,059 female householders)
1,888 spouses, 3,022 children (2,744 natural, 37 adopted, 241 stepchildren), 253 grandchildren, 82 brothers or sisters, 110 parents, 195 other relatives, 338 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,500 (603 male householders (497 living alone)), 597 female householders (481 living alone)), 300 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,107 (1,103 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,059 2-persons, 753 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 266 5-persons, 114 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 978 1-person, 183 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 17 4-persons.

1,242 married couples with children.
1,028 single-parent households (217 men, 811 women).

89.6% of residents of Garden City speak English at home.
7.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 40% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (46% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 739 (6.6%)
(20.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garden City, Georgia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 41
3 rooms: 82
4 rooms: 299
5 rooms: 519
6 rooms: 582
7 rooms: 281
8 rooms: 207
9 or more rooms: 84

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City, Georgia:

1 room: 18
2 rooms: 169
3 rooms: 178
4 rooms: 696
5 rooms: 519
6 rooms: 210
7 rooms: 90
8 rooms: 9
9 or more rooms: 12

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 104
1995 to 1998: 256
1990 to 1994: 284
1980 to 1989: 901
1970 to 1979: 696
1960 to 1969: 659
1950 to 1959: 753
1940 to 1949: 538
1939 or earlier: 196

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden City:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 60
2 bedrooms: 627
3 bedrooms: 1,177
4 bedrooms: 176
5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City:

no bedroom: 48
1 bedroom: 271
2 bedrooms: 1,042
3 bedrooms: 482
4 bedrooms: 49
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 167
1 vehicle: 614
2 vehicles: 928
3 vehicles: 248
4 vehicles: 99
5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 283
1 vehicle: 953
2 vehicles: 557
3 vehicles: 91
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Garden City, GA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 26
$25,000 to $29,999: 43
$30,000 to $34,999: 37
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 104
$50,000 to $59,999: 146
$60,000 to $69,999: 191
$70,000 to $79,999: 179
$80,000 to $89,999: 151
$90,000 to $99,999: 148
$100,000 to $124,999: 152
$125,000 to $149,999: 100
$150,000 to $174,999: 46
$175,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 to $249,999: 16
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 15
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Garden City:

Less than $100: 64
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 7
$200 to $249: 55
$250 to $299: 89
$300 to $349: 420
$350 to $399: 247
$400 to $449: 248
$450 to $499: 150
$500 to $549: 133
$550 to $599: 145
$600 to $649: 86
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 118
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 83

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 470
1990 to 1994: 120
1985 to 1989: 38
1980 to 1984: 40
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 16
1965 to 1969: 44

Garden City, GA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.6%
Number of people working at home: 8 (0.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 126
5 to 9 minutes: 409
10 to 14 minutes: 1082
15 to 19 minutes: 933
20 to 24 minutes: 1000
25 to 29 minutes: 167
30 to 34 minutes: 391
35 to 39 minutes: 85
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 217
60 to 89 minutes: 176
90 or more minutes: 90

Garden City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,283 (70%)
Carpooled: 933 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 219 (5%)
Taxi: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 153 (3%)
Other means: 96 (2%)
Worked at home: 8 (0%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 469
$10,000 to $14,999: 336
$15,000 to $19,999: 276
$20,000 to $24,999: 448
$25,000 to $29,999: 456
$30,000 to $34,999: 254
$35,000 to $39,999: 240
$40,000 to $44,999: 218
$45,000 to $49,999: 198
$50,000 to $59,999: 356
$60,000 to $74,999: 329
$75,000 to $99,999: 205
$100,000 to $124,999: 74
$125,000 to $149,999: 47
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4345
United States or American: 1389
Irish: 620
German: 576
English: 369
Subsaharan African:: 169
French (except Basque): 116
African: 115
Italian: 89
Scotch-Irish: 84
Polish: 78
Scottish: 78
French Canadian: 45
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 44
Dutch: 42
European: 42
Jamaican: 38
Austrian: 28
Ghanian: 26
Welsh: 19
Greek: 18
Kenyan: 18
Guyanese: 15
Acadian/Cajun: 14
Norwegian: 12
Czech: 12
British: 11
Lithuanian: 10
Nigerian: 10
Russian: 9
Eastern European: 9
Danish: 9
Canadian: 7
Ukrainian: 6
Haitian: 6
Croatian: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (27%)
Honduras (13%)
Guatemala (10%)
Dominican Republic (10%)
Peru (9%)
Jamaica (4%)
Ghana (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 7497
Northeast: 577
Midwest: 396
South: 1581
West: 292

49% of Garden City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Georgia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 36
Nursery to 4th grade: 33
5th and 6th grade: 90
7th and 8th grade: 181
9th grade: 207
10th grade: 315
11th grade: 171
12th grade, no diploma: 234
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,518
Less than 1 year of college: 359
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 397
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 198
Master's degree: 42
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 25
7th and 8th grade: 216
9th grade: 99
10th grade: 182
11th grade: 252
12th grade, no diploma: 207
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,044
Less than 1 year of college: 265
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 526
Associate degree: 160
Bachelor's degree: 214
Master's degree: 99
Professional school degree: 37
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 31.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 35.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $32,307
Black householders: $27,737
Asian householders: $21,786
Some other race householders: $25,144
Two or more races householders: $74,327
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $20,341

Garden City household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Garden City household income for Black or African American householders

Garden City household income for Asian householders

Garden City household income for some other race householders

Garden City household income for two or more races householders

Garden City household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Garden City marital status for males

Garden City marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $82,900
Black or African American householders: $62,400
Asian householders: $95,000
Two or more races householders: $45,000
Hispanic or Latino householders: $76,300

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,872
One, attached: 47
Two: 222
3 or 4: 551
5 to 9: 175
10 to 19: 77
20 to 49: 18
50 or more: 169
Mobile homes: 1,222
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Garden City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (53%)
Electricity (37%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (46%)
Electricity (44%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Other fuel (1%)
Solar energy (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 154

Here:	12.6%
Georgia:	8.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	7.5%
Georgia:	8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 35

Here:	14.4%
Georgia:	22.9%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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