Garden City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 27,371 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Garden City is the 14th largest community in Kansas.Garden City is a blue-collar town, with 39.60% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Garden City is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garden City who work in sales jobs (9.95%), teaching (9.36%), and management occupations (8.82%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Garden City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.77 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The percentage of adults in Garden City who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.71% of the adults in Garden City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Garden City in 2022 was $32,278, which is middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $129,112 for a family of four. However, Garden City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Garden City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Garden City, accounting for 54.56% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garden City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garden City include German, Irish, English, Somalian, and Swedish. Foreign born people are also an important part of Garden City's cultural character, accounting for 26.37% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Garden City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
