Garden City, KS Population

Overview

28,022

Total Population

32.2

Median age

47.57%

Female population %

110.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

56.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

14,877

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Garden City's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Garden City is 32.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Garden City's population under 18 was 28.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Garden City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Garden City, 24.06% were under the age of 15, 22.75% aged 15 to 29, 41.29% aged 30 to 64, 9.92% aged 65 to 84, and 1.98% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 1,364 less females than males in Garden City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.57% females and 52.43% males in Garden City, KS.
The Garden City, KS gender ratio is 110.2:100 i.e. 110.2 men to 100 women (1.102).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,267.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 1,326.

Garden City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Garden City population: 68.70% are White, 5.39% are Black or African American, 0.35% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 5.16% are Asian, 9.79% are some other race and 10.61% are multiracial.
Garden City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 14,877 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,145 (46.91% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Garden City is White with a population of 19,25 (68.70% of the total population).

Garden City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 28,498 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Garden City's population decreased by 1,646 (5.78%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Garden City's population increased by 1,174 (4.37%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Garden City's population was lowest in year 2019 at 26,332.