Garnett, KS (Kansas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Garnett, Kansas main profile, Kansas, Kansas smaller cities, Kansas small towns, Kansas forum, All US cities. Total population: 3,163 (Urban population: 3,125 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 38 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 1,628 (1,462 occupied: 1,048 owner occupied, 414 renter occupied) % of renters here: 28% State: 21% Housing density: 544 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $153,178. Median contract rent in 2009: $340 (lower quartile is $278, upper quartile is $568) Median gross rent in Garnett, KS in 2009: $664 Housing units in Garnett with a mortgage: 491 (57 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 442 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $40,987 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,375 Median monthly housing costs: $665 Latest news about housing in Garnett, KS collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Garnett, Kansas on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Help us pick the right town to move to in Kansas  (26 replies) Moving to SE Kansas?  (11 replies) Moving from alabama to kansas.  (10 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $89,492 (it was $62,400 in 2000) Garnett: $89,492 Kansas: $125,500 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,471 - $118,428 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $108,050 Here: $108,050 State: $156,894 Household type by relationship: Households: 3,256 In family households: 2,658 (715 male householders, 143 female householders) 718 spouses, 959 children (885 natural, 13 adopted, 61 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 21 parents, 14 other relatives, 74 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 598 (178 male householders (166 living alone)), 366 female householders (324 living alone)), 54 nonrelatives In group quarters: 126 (120 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 385 2-persons, 183 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 490 1-person, 54 2-persons. 558 married couples with children. 210 single-parent households (55 men, 155 women). 96.4% of residents of Garnett speak English at home. 1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well). 1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 9% speak English not well). 0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well). Foreign born population: 27 (0.8%) (22.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Garnett, KS: Less than $10,000: 7 $10,000 to $14,999: 4 $15,000 to $19,999: 23 $20,000 to $24,999: 23 $25,000 to $29,999: 20 $30,000 to $34,999: 19 $35,000 to $39,999: 26 $40,000 to $49,999: 83 $50,000 to $59,999: 84 $60,000 to $69,999: 76 $70,000 to $79,999: 61 $80,000 to $89,999: 35 $90,000 to $99,999: 52 $100,000 to $124,999: 157 $125,000 to $149,999: 126 $150,000 to $174,999: 73 $175,000 to $199,999: 52 $200,000 to $249,999: 39 $250,000 to $299,999: 8 $300,000 to $399,999: 9 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 7

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Garnett: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 29 $250 to $299: 15 $300 to $349: 14 $350 to $399: 22 $400 to $449: 8 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 8 $650 to $699: 70 $700 to $749: 20 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 13 $900 to $999: 0 $1,000 to $1,249: 17 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 15 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 43

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.0%
Number of people working at home: 42 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 198 5 to 9 minutes: 463 10 to 14 minutes: 158 15 to 19 minutes: 122 20 to 24 minutes: 41 25 to 29 minutes: 51 30 to 34 minutes: 117 35 to 39 minutes: 39 40 to 44 minutes: 58 45 to 59 minutes: 93 60 to 89 minutes: 73 90 or more minutes: 37

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,155 (77%) Carpooled: 221 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 14 (1%) Walked: 47 (3%) Other means: 7 (0%) Worked at home: 42 (3%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 161 $10,000 to $14,999: 99 $15,000 to $19,999: 116 $20,000 to $24,999: 170 $25,000 to $29,999: 104 $30,000 to $34,999: 118 $35,000 to $39,999: 122 $40,000 to $44,999: 84 $45,000 to $49,999: 86 $50,000 to $59,999: 118 $60,000 to $74,999: 96 $75,000 to $99,999: 75 $100,000 to $124,999: 36 $125,000 to $149,999: 5 $150,000 to $199,999: 7 $200,000 or more: 5

First ancestries reported:

German: 650

Irish: 325

United States or American: 320

English: 305

Other groups: 185

Scotch-Irish: 65

French (except Basque): 60

Welsh: 34

Swedish: 33

European: 26

Scottish: 25

Austrian: 22

Dutch: 19

Polish: 13

Greek: 12

Lithuanian: 11

Norwegian: 10

Iranian: 9

Italian: 7

Finnish: 7

British: 6

Russian: 5

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

• This state: 2196
• Northeast: 66
• Midwest: 578
• South: 286
• West: 219

49% of Garnett residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Kansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 6
• Nursery to 4th grade: 6
• 5th and 6th grade: 7
• 7th and 8th grade: 63
• 9th grade: 9
• 10th grade: 0
• 11th grade: 20
• 12th grade, no diploma: 32
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 502
• Less than 1 year of college: 99
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 133
• Associate degree: 0
• Bachelor's degree: 81
• Master's degree: 41
• Professional school degree: 13
• Doctorate degree: 0

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 26
• 7th and 8th grade: 92
• 9th grade: 17
• 10th grade: 25
• 11th grade: 44
• 12th grade, no diploma: 19
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 477
• Less than 1 year of college: 99
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 139
• Associate degree: 106
• Bachelor's degree: 145
• Master's degree: 32
• Professional school degree: 18
• Doctorate degree: 6

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $38,302
• Black householders: $6,359
• Some other race householders: $18,220
• Two or more races householders: $82,563
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $18,897

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,332
• Two or more races householders: $129,074
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,464

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,290
• One, attached: 6
• Two: 69
• 3 or 4: 36
• 10 to 19: 25
• 20 to 49: 65
• Mobile homes: 137

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,803

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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