People QuickFacts Garden City Kansas Population, 2011 estimate 26,880 2,871,238 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 26,659 2,853,118 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.8% 0.6% Population, 2010 26,658 2,853,118 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 9.6% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.2% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 9.0% 13.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.2% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 74.7% 83.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 2.8% 5.9% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 4.4% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.9% 3.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 48.6% 10.5% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 43.0% 78.2%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 82.5% 82.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 20.7% 6.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 42.1% 10.5% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 68.2% 89.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 16.4% 29.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 13.8 18.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 68.4% 69.4% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 21.9% 17.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $99,600 $122,600 Households, 2006-2010 8,707 1,101,672 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.94 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $20,066 $25,907 Median household income 2006-2010 $47,975 $49,424 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 12.5% 12.4%     Business QuickFacts Garden City Kansas Total number of firms, 2007 1,710 237,040 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.4% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.4% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.0% 27.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 76,751,828 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 132,396 45,863,865 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 461,236 34,538,332 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $16,119 $12,444 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 48,379 4,192,347     Geography QuickFacts Garden City Kansas Land area in square miles, 2010 8.82 81,758.72 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,022.4 34.9 FIPS Code 25325 20 Counties Finney County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts