Garden City, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 28,557 (Urban population: 28,464 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 93 (all nonfarm))

Garden City, Kansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,824 (9,271 occupied: 5,647 owner occupied, 3,624 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	31%

Housing density: 1151 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $105,511.

Median contract rent in 2007: $481 (lower quartile is $378, upper quartile is $589)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $503

Median gross rent in Garden City, KS in 2007: $621

Housing units in Garden City with a mortgage: 3,106 (371 second mortgage, 302 home equity loan, 15 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,592

Garden City,KS index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $114,017 (it was $77,700 in 2000)

Garden City:	$114,017
Kansas:	$121,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $86,780 - $146,331

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $129,818
Here: $129,818
State: $157,252

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,310
Here: $120,310
State: $140,198

In 2-unit structures: $91,883
Here: $91,883
State: $121,931

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,194
Here: $157,194
State: $101,658

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $143,836
Here: $143,836
State: $102,831

Mobile homes: $18,785
Here: $18,785
State: $34,057

Household type by relationship

Households: 27,491

In family households: 24,209 (5,313 male householders, 1,375 female householders)
5,346 spouses, 9,889 children (9,185 natural, 208 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 466 grandchildren, 268 brothers or sisters, 155 parents, 557 other relatives, 840 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,282 (1,248 male householders (865 living alone)), 1,312 female householders (1,206 living alone)), 722 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 569 (249 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,171 2-persons, 1,300 3-persons, 1,438 4-persons, 938 5-persons, 431 6-persons, 410 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,071 1-person, 358 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

6,434 married couples with children.
1,912 single-parent households (499 men, 1,413 women).

60.4% of residents of Garden City speak English at home.
35.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 31% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (35% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (24% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 50% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 6,404 (22.8%)
(27.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garden City, Kansas:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 88 3 rooms: 304 4 rooms: 665 5 rooms: 1,099 6 rooms: 947 7 rooms: 771 8 rooms: 787 9 or more rooms: 976

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City, Kansas:
	1 room: 167 2 rooms: 419 3 rooms: 629 4 rooms: 1,119 5 rooms: 591 6 rooms: 301 7 rooms: 167 8 rooms: 143 9 or more rooms: 88

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 253
1995 to 1998: 778
1990 to 1994: 531
1980 to 1989: 1,618
1970 to 1979: 2,550
1960 to 1969: 1,448
1950 to 1959: 935
1940 to 1949: 664
1939 or earlier: 1,047

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden City:
	no bedroom: 34 1 bedroom: 203 2 bedrooms: 1,417 3 bedrooms: 2,145 4 bedrooms: 1,329 5 or more bedrooms: 519

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City:
	no bedroom: 228 1 bedroom: 948 2 bedrooms: 1,541 3 bedrooms: 732 4 bedrooms: 104 5 or more bedrooms: 71

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 165 1 vehicle: 1,395 2 vehicles: 2,800 3 vehicles: 925 4 vehicles: 279 5 or more vehicles: 83

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 507 1 vehicle: 1,805 2 vehicles: 1,092 3 vehicles: 186 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Garden City, KS:

Less than $10,000: 181
$10,000 to $14,999: 91
$15,000 to $19,999: 107
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 63
$40,000 to $49,999: 99
$50,000 to $59,999: 156
$60,000 to $69,999: 231
$70,000 to $79,999: 268
$80,000 to $89,999: 305
$90,000 to $99,999: 441
$100,000 to $124,999: 1177
$125,000 to $149,999: 945
$150,000 to $174,999: 473
$175,000 to $199,999: 364
$200,000 to $249,999: 365
$250,000 to $299,999: 142
$300,000 to $399,999: 68
$400,000 to $499,999: 30
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Garden City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Garden City:

Less than $100: 43 people
$100 to $149: 46
$150 to $199: 61
$200 to $249: 65
$250 to $299: 209
$300 to $349: 280
$350 to $399: 363
$400 to $449: 422
$450 to $499: 430
$500 to $549: 356
$550 to $599: 395
$600 to $649: 299
$650 to $699: 199
$700 to $749: 116
$750 to $799: 66
$800 to $899: 90
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 22
$1,250 to $1,499: 32
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 85

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,747 1990 to 1994: 1,453 1985 to 1989: 1,187 1980 to 1984: 1,006 1975 to 1979: 460 1970 to 1974: 342 1970 to 1974: 71 1965 to 1969: 138

Garden City, KS Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.5%
Number of people working at home: 335 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 700
5 to 9 minutes: 3038
10 to 14 minutes: 3700
15 to 19 minutes: 2364
20 to 24 minutes: 1301
25 to 29 minutes: 184
30 to 34 minutes: 709
35 to 39 minutes: 30
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 158
60 to 89 minutes: 165
90 or more minutes: 136

Garden City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 9,407 (73%)
Carpooled: 2,624 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 44 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 224 (2%)
Other means: 173 (1%)
Worked at home: 335 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 758
$10,000 to $14,999: 659
$15,000 to $19,999: 724
$20,000 to $24,999: 745
$25,000 to $29,999: 646
$30,000 to $34,999: 746
$35,000 to $39,999: 631
$40,000 to $44,999: 666
$45,000 to $49,999: 560
$50,000 to $59,999: 872
$60,000 to $74,999: 1019
$75,000 to $99,999: 785
$100,000 to $124,999: 193
$125,000 to $149,999: 70
$150,000 to $199,999: 54
$200,000 or more: 120

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12729

German: 3811

United States or American: 2592

English: 1022

Irish: 875

French (except Basque): 248

Scotch-Irish: 234

European: 191

Scottish: 179

Italian: 176

Dutch: 162

Swedish: 140

Norwegian: 107

Polish: 97

Czech: 49

Arab:: 46

Welsh: 46

Russian: 44

Arab/Arabic: 40

Danish: 33

British: 29

Swiss: 28

Portuguese: 22

Czechoslovakian: 20

Canadian: 20

French Canadian: 20

Iranian: 18

Subsaharan African:: 16

African: 16

Belgian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 12

Finnish: 9

Austrian: 8

German Russian: 7

Hungarian: 7

Israeli: 6

Lebanese: 6

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

Mexico (76%)
Vietnam (7%)
El Salvador (6%)
Guatemala (3%)
Laos (2%)
Korea (1%)
Philippines (1%)

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

This state: 14651
Northeast: 200
Midwest: 1816
South: 2639
West: 2234

46% of Garden City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 467
Nursery to 4th grade: 184
5th and 6th grade: 657
7th and 8th grade: 330
9th grade: 341
10th grade: 201
11th grade: 229
12th grade, no diploma: 308
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,789
Less than 1 year of college: 621
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 932
Associate degree: 450
Bachelor's degree: 785
Master's degree: 244
Professional school degree: 122
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 345
Nursery to 4th grade: 152
5th and 6th grade: 492
7th and 8th grade: 300
9th grade: 273
10th grade: 276
11th grade: 339
12th grade, no diploma: 272
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,022
Less than 1 year of college: 747
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,063
Associate degree: 573
Bachelor's degree: 729
Master's degree: 267
Professional school degree: 76
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

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

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 6.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,557
Black householders: $36,755
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $60,352
Asian householders: $75,879
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,531
Some other race householders: $33,892
Two or more races householders: $50,575
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,113

Garden City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Garden City household income for Black householders

Garden City household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Garden City household income for Asian householders

Garden City household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 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 race householders

Garden City marital status for males

Garden City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,524
Black or African American householders: $117,908
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $83,792
Asian householders: $139,005
Some other race householders: $92,620
Two or more races householders: $110,576
Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,164

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,132
One, attached: 255
Two: 378
3 or 4: 1,038
5 to 9: 404
10 to 19: 263
20 to 49: 227
50 or more: 239
Mobile homes: 888

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,765

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Garden City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (92%) Electricity (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (85%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 213

Here:	5.6%
Kansas:	11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49

Here:	2.5%
Kansas:	7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 101

Here:	9.2%
Kansas:	13.8%

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 (Noninst.)

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