Garden City, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 26,743 (All urban)

Garden City, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 11,719 (11,479 occupied: 9,906 owner occupied, 1,573 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	26%

Housing density: 1998 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this county: $99,998.

Median contract rent in 2007: $702 (lower quartile is $594, upper quartile is $787)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $706

Median gross rent in Garden City, MI in 2007: $771

Housing units in Garden City with a mortgage: 6,945 (469 second mortgage, 1,175 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,739

Garden City,MI index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $157,995 (it was $110,700 in 2000)

Garden City:	$157,995
Michigan:	$153,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,630 - $168,163

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $154,498
Here: $154,498
State: $200,820

Townhouses or other attached units: $165,532
Here: $165,532
State: $181,134

In 2-unit structures: $112,049
Here: $112,049
State: $129,336

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $164,021
Here: $164,021
State: $151,605

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $597,580
Here: $597,580
State: $149,899

Mobile homes: $66,154
Here: $66,154
State: $39,606

Household type by relationship

Households: 30,029

In family households: 26,234 (6,407 male householders, 1,869 female householders)
6,440 spouses, 9,592 children (8,722 natural, 153 adopted, 717 stepchildren), 679 grandchildren, 96 brothers or sisters, 266 parents, 331 other relatives, 554 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,795 (1,477 male householders (1,211 living alone)), 1,740 female householders (1,549 living alone)), 578 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 18 (2 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,228 2-persons, 2,046 3-persons, 1,833 4-persons, 780 5-persons, 281 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,760 1-person, 383 2-persons, 66 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

5,498 married couples with children.
1,337 single-parent households (363 men, 974 women).

94.0% of residents of Garden City speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (43% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 982 (3.3%)
(58.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Garden City, Michigan:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 46 3 rooms: 249 4 rooms: 568 5 rooms: 4,314 6 rooms: 2,914 7 rooms: 1,033 8 rooms: 550 9 or more rooms: 232

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City, Michigan:
	1 room: 56 2 rooms: 206 3 rooms: 416 4 rooms: 350 5 rooms: 312 6 rooms: 112 7 rooms: 74 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 6

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 148
1990 to 1994: 54
1980 to 1989: 181
1970 to 1979: 1,032
1960 to 1969: 1,724
1950 to 1959: 6,589
1940 to 1949: 1,349
1939 or earlier: 637

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Garden City:
	no bedroom: 30 1 bedroom: 148 2 bedrooms: 1,306 3 bedrooms: 7,279 4 bedrooms: 1,031 5 or more bedrooms: 112

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Garden City:
	no bedroom: 72 1 bedroom: 697 2 bedrooms: 412 3 bedrooms: 341 4 bedrooms: 51 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 352 1 vehicle: 2,815 2 vehicles: 4,596 3 vehicles: 1,492 4 vehicles: 472 5 or more vehicles: 179

Cars and other vehicles available in Garden City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 245 1 vehicle: 852 2 vehicles: 339 3 vehicles: 134 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 9
$10,000 to $14,999: 4
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 1
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 23
$60,000 to $69,999: 79
$70,000 to $79,999: 99
$80,000 to $89,999: 110
$90,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 1011
$125,000 to $149,999: 2157
$150,000 to $174,999: 2402
$175,000 to $199,999: 1407
$200,000 to $249,999: 1130
$250,000 to $299,999: 140
$300,000 to $399,999: 63
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 5
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Garden City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Garden City:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 44
$200 to $249: 31
$250 to $299: 25
$300 to $349: 21
$350 to $399: 26
$400 to $449: 21
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 116
$600 to $649: 159
$650 to $699: 172
$700 to $749: 156
$750 to $799: 124
$800 to $899: 140
$900 to $999: 78
$1,000 to $1,249: 129
$1,250 to $1,499: 45
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 66

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 134 1990 to 1994: 146 1985 to 1989: 98 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 60 1970 to 1974: 77 1970 to 1974: 74 1965 to 1969: 377

Garden City, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.0%
Number of people working at home: 126 (0.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 304
5 to 9 minutes: 1303
10 to 14 minutes: 1895
15 to 19 minutes: 2428
20 to 24 minutes: 2621
25 to 29 minutes: 1081
30 to 34 minutes: 1967
35 to 39 minutes: 450
40 to 44 minutes: 509
45 to 59 minutes: 985
60 to 89 minutes: 495
90 or more minutes: 216

Garden City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 12,869 (89%)
Carpooled: 1,044 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (0%)
Ferryboat: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 43 (0%)
Walked: 205 (1%)
Other means: 56 (0%)
Worked at home: 126 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 603
$10,000 to $14,999: 472
$15,000 to $19,999: 503
$20,000 to $24,999: 648
$25,000 to $29,999: 593
$30,000 to $34,999: 684
$35,000 to $39,999: 603
$40,000 to $44,999: 648
$45,000 to $49,999: 734
$50,000 to $59,999: 1351
$60,000 to $74,999: 1933
$75,000 to $99,999: 1553
$100,000 to $124,999: 724
$125,000 to $149,999: 240
$150,000 to $199,999: 148
$200,000 or more: 56

First ancestries reported:

German: 4339

Polish: 4047

Irish: 2993

English: 2224

United States or American: 2187

Other groups: 1873

Italian: 1450

French (except Basque): 1125

French Canadian: 583

Scottish: 574

Scotch-Irish: 553

Finnish: 511

Hungarian: 317

Dutch: 220

Swedish: 210

Ukrainian: 199

Canadian: 168

Arab:: 161

Russian: 147

British: 146

Greek: 135

Romanian: 133

Slovak: 111

Norwegian: 106

Maltese: 92

Croatian: 77

Serbian: 70

Lithuanian: 67

Welsh: 66

Yugoslavian: 58

Danish: 54

Czech: 54

Scandinavian: 51

Armenian: 49

Lebanese: 48

Arab/Arabic: 44

Albanian: 44

Jordanian: 41

Macedonian: 40

Subsaharan African:: 30

Swiss: 30

Slavic: 27

Czechoslovakian: 26

Austrian: 24

Palestinian: 21

Ethiopian: 18

African: 12

Portuguese: 10

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 10

Israeli: 9

Basque: 8

Northern European: 8

Belgian: 7

Syrian: 7

Latvian: 5

European: 4

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

Canada (23%)
India (11%)
Germany (9%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Yugoslavia (6%)
Vietnam (4%)
Italy (4%)

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

This state: 24371
Northeast: 796
Midwest: 1353
South: 2032
West: 371

69% of Garden City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 56
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 46
7th and 8th grade: 246
9th grade: 242
10th grade: 449
11th grade: 348
12th grade, no diploma: 492
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,603
Less than 1 year of college: 964
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,623
Associate degree: 738
Bachelor's degree: 720
Master's degree: 182
Professional school degree: 54
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 78
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 76
7th and 8th grade: 284
9th grade: 222
10th grade: 432
11th grade: 440
12th grade, no diploma: 380
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,347
Less than 1 year of college: 1,037
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,570
Associate degree: 761
Bachelor's degree: 690
Master's degree: 112
Professional school degree: 63
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.3%

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

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

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

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: 5.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,928
Black householders: $40,155
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,729
Asian householders: $59,150
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $27,496
Some other race householders: $24,995
Two or more races householders: $34,371
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,523

Garden City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Garden City household income for Black 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 race householders

Garden City marital status for males

Garden City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $157,709
Black or African American householders: $208,090
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $173,979
Asian householders: $132,304
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $121,314
Some other race householders: $214,085
Two or more races householders: $193,818
Hispanic or Latino householders: $173,123

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,506
One, attached: 37
Two: 77
3 or 4: 114
5 to 9: 413
10 to 19: 333
20 to 49: 47
50 or more: 179
Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $7,991

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 (98%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (16%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 378

Here:	10.8%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	6.8%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 187

Here:	14.4%
Michigan:	16.5%

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)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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