Gardner is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 24,206 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gardner is the 18th largest community in Kansas. Much of the housing stock in Gardner was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gardner economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gardner, where the median household income is $91,232.00. Gardner real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Gardner house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Gardner is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gardner is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gardner who work in office and administrative support (13.68%), sales jobs (10.23%), and management occupations (9.68%). Also of interest is that Gardner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Gardner citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.92% of adults in Gardner have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Gardner in 2022 was $35,154, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,616 for a family of four. However, Gardner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gardner is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gardner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gardner include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Gardner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
