Garland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 614 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garland is the 464th largest community in North Carolina.Garland is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Garland is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garland who work in healthcare suport services (22.05%), law enforcement and fire fighting (13.29%), and sales jobs (12.08%). One downside of living in Garland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.11 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Garland doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Garland is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.69% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $19,241, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,964 for a family of four. Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
