Garden City

  1. Garden City Legal Resources
  2. Garden City Statistics
  3. Garden City Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Garden City Employment Information
  5. Garden City Family Information
  6. Garden City Education Information
  7. Garden City Business Information
  8. Garden City Public Benefits Information
  9. Garden City Criminal Information
  10. Garden City Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Garden City Zip Codes


Garden City Legal Resources Back to top

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Garden City Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 30,047
  • Land Area (2000): 15.188 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 22.9186 (-5.0) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 72.9186 (22.7) / 83.8186 (28.8)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,500
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 677
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 33 inches
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Houses (2000): 11,719
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,306
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 616
Garden City Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Employment Information Back to top
Garden City Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 16,800 16,060 740 4.40% 44
1991 16,567 15,692 875 5.28% 53
1992 16,743 15,889 854 5.10% 51
1993 16,782 16,135 647 3.85% 39
1994 16,925 16,397 528 3.12% 31
1995 17,079 16,600 479 2.80% 28
1996 17,291 16,810 480 2.78% 28
1997 17,376 16,949 427 2.46% 25
1998 17,431 17,032 399 2.29% 23
1999 17,573 17,188 385 2.19% 22
2000 16,076 15,688 389 2.42% 24
2001 15,892 15,348 544 3.42% 34
2002 15,419 14,784 635 4.12% 41
2003 15,212 14,471 741 4.87% 49
2004 15,033 14,296 737 4.90% 49
2005 14,888 14,155 733 4.93% 49
2006 14,801 14,094 707 4.78% 48
2007 14,533 13,803 731 5.03% 50
2008 14,318 13,527 791 5.53% 55
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 14,305 13,560 745 5.21% 52
Feb 2008 14,309 13,616 693 4.84% 48
Mar 2008 14,271 13,534 737 5.16% 52
Apr 2008 14,119 13,488 631 4.47% 45
May 2008 14,310 13,468 842 5.88% 59
Jun 2008 14,451 13,531 920 6.37% 64
Jul 2008 14,443 13,536 907 6.28% 63
Aug 2008 14,400 13,539 861 5.98% 60
Sep 2008 14,254 13,469 785 5.51% 55
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Garden City Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,479 18.32%
2. Construction 967 11.98%
3. Metal Manufactuing 433 5.36%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 400 4.96%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 347 4.30%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 331 4.10%
7. Repair and Maintenance 295 3.65%
8. Truck Transportation 274 3.39%
9. Public Administration 254 3.15%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 242 3.00%
11. Educational Services 178 2.21%
12. Food and Beverage Stores 152 1.88%
13. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 151 1.87%
14. Health Care 144 1.78%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 135 1.67%
16. Air Transportation 105 1.30%
17. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 104 1.29%
18. Other Transportation 94 1.16%
19. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 93 1.15%
20. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 85 1.05%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 997 15.24%
2. Educational Services 715 10.93%
3. Finance and Insurance 592 9.05%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 447 6.83%
5. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 305 4.66%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 265 4.05%
7. Department and Other General Stores 242 3.70%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 203 3.10%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 195 2.98%
10. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 136 2.08%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 136 2.08%
12. Public Administration 117 1.79%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 111 1.70%
14. Social Assistance 108 1.65%
15. Air Transportation 107 1.64%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 97 1.48%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 96 1.47%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 90 1.38%
19. Construction 80 1.22%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 80 1.22%

Garden City Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 622 7.71%
2. Other Production Occupations 569 7.05%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 518 6.42%
4. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 512 6.34%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 431 5.34%
6. Vehicle Mechanics 324 4.01%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 294 3.64%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 239 2.96%
9. Other Construction Trades 228 2.82%
10. Engineers 226 2.80%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 213 2.64%
12. Other Management Occupations 213 2.64%
13. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 208 2.58%
14. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 198 2.45%
15. Carpenters 193 2.39%
16. Computer Specialists 188 2.33%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 167 2.07%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 149 1.85%
19. Other Office and Admin Support 141 1.75%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 129 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 519 7.93%
2. Secretaries and Admins 399 6.10%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 352 5.38%
4. Cashiers 317 4.85%
5. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 285 4.36%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 263 4.02%
7. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 246 3.76%
8. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 239 3.65%
9. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 223 3.41%
10. Waiters and Waitresses 212 3.24%
11. Other Healthcare Support 204 3.12%
12. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 194 2.97%
13. Other Management Occupations 180 2.75%
14. Registered Nurses 174 2.66%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 170 2.60%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 151 2.31%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 129 1.97%
18. Customer Service Representatives 126 1.93%
19. Other Production Occupations 126 1.93%
20. Assemblers and Fabricators 124 1.90%

Garden City Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,116 56.04%
15-35 hours 2,928 12.51%
1-14 hours 623 2.66%
No regular hours 6,738 28.79%

Garden City Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 769 5.39%
5 AM-5:29 AM 600 4.21%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 793 5.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,241 8.71%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,288 9.04%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,766 12.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,082 14.61%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,432 10.05%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 738 5.18%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 588 4.13%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 291 2.04%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 248 1.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,178 8.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,240 8.70%

Garden City Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 304 2.13%
5-9 1,303 9.14%
10-14 1,895 13.29%
15-19 2,428 17.03%
20-24 2,621 18.39%
25-29 1,081 7.58%
30-34 1,967 13.80%
35-39 450 3.16%
40-44 509 3.57%
45-59 985 6.91%
60-89 495 3.47%
At least 90 216 1.52%

Garden City Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 11 0.08% 9,621 67.50%
30-44 14 0.10% 2,912 20.43%
45-59 4 0.03% 981 6.88%
At least 60 0 0.00% 711 4.99%

Garden City Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 43 0.30%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,044 7.26%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 12,869 89.49%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 8 0.06%
Color 4 Box Other 56 0.39%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 29 0.20%
Color 6 Box Walked 205 1.43%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 126 0.88%

Garden City Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 11,493 (30,029 people)
Families (2000): 8,276 (25,680 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 2,915
People at same address in 1995: 19,333
Garden City Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 603 5.25%
$10,000-$14,999 472 4.11%
$15,000-$19,999 503 4.38%
$20,000-$24,999 648 5.64%
$25,000-$29,999 593 5.16%
$30,000-$34,999 684 5.95%
$35,000-$39,999 603 5.25%
$40,000-$44,999 648 5.64%
$45,000-$49,999 734 6.39%
$50,000-$59,999 1,351 11.75%
$60,000-$74,999 1,933 16.82%
$75,000-$99,999 1,553 13.51%
$100,000-$124,999 724 6.30%
$125,000-$149,999 240 2.09%
$150,000-$199,999 148 1.29%
$200,000 or more 56 0.49%

Garden City Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,750 23.96%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,228 28.12%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 395 3.44%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,044 17.81%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 74 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,820 15.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.14%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 776 6.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 256 2.23%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 4 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 110 0.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 1 0.01%

Garden City Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,311 29.35%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,329 13.64%
Public Assistance 159 0.50%
Retirement 2,487 7.84%
Self Employment 861 2.71%
Social Security 3,382 10.66%
Supplemental Security 336 1.06%
Wage / Salary 9,125 28.76%
Other 1,739 5.48%

Garden City Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,553 55.11%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 2,894 44.89%

Garden City Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,093 9.40%
Color 1 Box Married 6,938 59.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,296 28.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 305 2.62%

Garden City Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,434 11.81%
Color 1 Box Married 6,815 56.13%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,538 20.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,354 11.15%

Garden City Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Education Information Back to top
Garden City Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 864 3.84%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,527 15.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 8,646 38.38%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,934 26.34%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,587 7.05%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,523 6.76%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 445 1.98%

Garden City Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 402 1.34% 185 0.62% 587 1.95%
Kindergarten 333 1.11% 53 0.18% 386 1.28%
Grades 1-4 1,608 5.35% 235 0.78% 1,843 6.13%
Grades 5-8 1,512 5.03% 143 0.48% 1,655 5.51%
Grades 9-12 1,739 5.79% 126 0.42% 1,865 6.21%
Undergrad college 1,115 3.71% 187 0.62% 1,302 4.33%
Graduate or professional school 144 0.48% 25 0.08% 169 0.56%
Total 6,853 22.81% 954 3.18% 7,807 25.98%

Garden City Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $18,613,000
Retail sales (2002): $415,331,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $26,368,000
Garden City Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Public Benefits Information Back to top
Garden City Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 28,586 95.54%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,334 4.46%

Garden City Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 1
Garden City Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Garden City Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,097 13.64%
10-19 Years 4,209 14.01%
20-29 Years 3,473 11.56%
30-39 Years 5,233 17.42%
40-49 Years 4,814 16.02%
50-59 Years 3,059 10.18%
60-69 Years 2,381 7.92%
70-79 Years 2,129 7.09%
80-89 Years 587 1.95%
90+ Years 65 0.22%

Garden City Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 14,829 49.35%
Color 1 Box Female 15,218 50.65%

Garden City Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 28,438 94.65%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 611 2.03%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 334 1.11%
Color 1 Box African-American 330 1.10%
Color 2 Box Asian 211 0.70%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 112 0.37%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.00%

Garden City Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 6,915 19.80%
2. Irish 5,150 14.75%
3. Polish 5,027 14.39%
4. English 3,545 10.15%
5. United States Or American 2,187 6.26%
6. French Non-Basque 2,186 6.26%
7. Italian 1,723 4.93%
8. Scottish 927 2.65%
9. French Canadian 868 2.49%
10. Scotch Irish 802 2.30%

Garden City Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 26,526 94.11%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 536 1.90%
3. Polish 238 0.84%
4. Arabic 189 0.67%
5. German 132 0.47%
6. Italian 95 0.34%
7. Other Indo European 91 0.32%
8. Other Indic 64 0.23%
9. French 55 0.20%
10. Serbo Croatian 48 0.17%

Garden City Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 29,065 96.73%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 570 1.90%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 412 1.37%

Garden City Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Garden City Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Garden City Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
48135 48136