Garden City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 26,325 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Garden City is the 51st largest community in Michigan.
Also of interest is that Garden City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.83% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Garden City rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.64% of adults 25 and older in Garden City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Garden City in 2022 was $32,640, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,560 for a family of four. However, Garden City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garden City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garden City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. 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, Polish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Garden City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.