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South Carolina·Horry County
4 tracts·13K people·$217K median·2,488/mi²
White 95 · Hispanic 2 · Multiracial 1 · Black 1 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Living alone 44 · Married couple 37 · Other 18
Leisure 30 · Retail 25 · Professional 19 · Health 17 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 0 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 36 · Sales · office 31 · Service 18 · Production · transport 8 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 81 · Work from home 12 · Carpool 10 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 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 $217,400 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Garden City has 11,591 residents across 4 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 62.2; the population is 94.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Multiracial, 0.9% Black, 0.8% Asian and 0.5% Other; the average household has 1.9 people; 22.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.7% (Census ACS).
Seaside Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (71%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,472/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Garden City is $47,249 a year, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Garden City, median rent is $1,472/month and the median home value is $217,400 (Census ACS).
Garden City reported 2.7 violent crimes and 15.2 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Horry County Police Dept, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 40°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 54 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Garden City are earthquake (78), ice storm (75) and winter weather (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.24g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Garden City, 0.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).