About Garrett

Garrett is a somewhat small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 7,755 people and just one neighborhood, Garrett is the 90th largest community in Indiana. Garrett has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Garrett is a blue-collar town, with 45.8% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Garrett is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garrett who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.16%), sales jobs (8.21%), and food service (6.33%).

Garrett is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Garrett isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.24% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Garrett is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Garrett Information and Demographics

In Garrett, just 8.20% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Garrett in 2000 was $18,329, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,316 for a family of four.

The people who call Garrett home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Garrett is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Garrett include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Garrett is English.