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Idaho·Ada County
5 tracts·10K people·$450K median·2,520/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 12 · Multiracial 5 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 39 · Living alone 35 · Other 26
Retail 27 · Professional 24 · Manufacturing 23 · Leisure 11 · Health 8 · Public admin 0 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 26 · Service 16 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 16 · Bike 5 · Walk 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Garden City is $449,500 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Garden City has 12,654 residents across 3 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 81.3% White, 12.4% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% Multiracial, 0.7% Asian, 0.7% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 39.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.0% (Census ACS).
FUTURE PUBLIC SCHOOL (57%) and ANSER CHARTER SCHOOL (50%) lead the elementary schools; IDAHO CONNECTS ONLINE SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,323/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Garden City is $70,124 a year, 19% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Garden City, median rent is $1,323/month and the median home value is $449,500 (Census ACS).
Garden City reported 6.6 violent crimes and 16.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 48 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 12 inches; snowfall averages 19 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Garden City are winter weather (86), drought (67) and earthquake (56), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.07g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Garden City, 0.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).