Census place 1332048

Garden City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Garden City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Garden City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Garden City has a population of 10,513 and 734 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 101 covered Georgia places are: population density is 734/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,578/sq mi; median home value is $169,400, below the comparison median of $301,900; and median household income is $47,814, below the comparison median of $72,725. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
734/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,578/sq mi
median home value
$169,400
Below the comparison median of $301,900
median household income
$47,814
Below the comparison median of $72,725

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Garden City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,513
2025 estimate
Annual change
-1.1%
Population estimate
Density
734/sq mi
14.3 sq mi land area
Median age
35.7 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$47,814
Median home value
$169,400
Median gross rent
$1,282
Bachelor’s degree or higher
15.6%
Typical commute
19.1 min
Drive-alone commute
75.5%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
2.8%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
56.3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
51.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
58.9%
Unemployed residents 16+
5.5%
Working from home
4.4%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
87.7%
Homes built 2020+
6.4%
Households without a vehicle
13.7%
Households with children
33.9%
Residents with a disability
15.4%
Residents without insurance
20.3%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Chatham County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
11
Hurricane declarations
8
Tropical Storm declarations
3

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SAVANNAH INTL AP (3 mi from place center)
Average high
77.7°F
Average low
57.2°F
Annual rainfall
48.1"
Annual snowfall
0"

Month by month

A year in Garden City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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