Garden City, KS Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 8,323 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 619 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 584 | 7.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,821 | 45.9 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 1,983 | 23.8 |
| College or graduate school | 1,316 | 15.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 15,627 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 2,927 | 18.7 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,239 | 14.3 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,811 | 24.4 |
| Some college, no degree | 3,363 | 21.5 |
| Associate degree | 1,023 | 6.5 |
| Bachelor's degree | 1,514 | 9.7 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 750 | 4.8 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 66.9 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 14.5 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 20,335 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 5,527 | 27.2 |
| Now married, except separated | 11,537 | 56.7 |
| Separated | 463 | 2.3 |
| Widowed | 1,088 | 5.4 |
Female | 910 | 4.5 |
| Divorced | 1,720 | 8.5 |
Female | 961 | 4.7 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 664 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 317 | 47.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 18,779 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 1,613 | 8.6 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 7,965 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 424 | 5.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 15,039 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 2,730 | 18.2 |
Percent employed | 64.1 | (X) |
| No disability | 12,309 | 81.8 |
Percent employed | 78.2 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 1,957 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 732 | 37.4 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 25,245 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 10,971 | 43.5 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 12,864 | 51.0 |
Same county | 7,449 | 29.5 |
Different county | 5,415 | 21.4 |
Same state | 2,052 | 8.1 |
Different state | 3,363 | 13.3 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 1,410 | 5.6 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 28,060 | 100.0 |
| Native | 21,656 | 77.2 |
Born in United States | 21,540 | 76.8 |
State of residence | 14,651 | 52.2 |
Different state | 6,889 | 24.6 |
Born outside United States | 116 | 0.4 |
| Foreign born | 6,404 | 22.8 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 3,200 | 11.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 1,771 | 6.3 |
Not a citizen | 4,633 | 16.5 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 6,404 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 49 | 0.8 |
| Asia | 781 | 12.2 |
| Africa | 16 | 0.2 |
| Oceania | 0 | 0.0 |
| Latin America | 5,541 | 86.5 |
| Northern America | 17 | 0.3 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 25,245 | 100.0 |
| English only | 15,260 | 60.4 |
| Language other than English | 9,985 | 39.6 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 5,534 | 21.9 |
Spanish | 8,895 | 35.2 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 4,846 | 19.2 |
Other Indo-European languages | 178 | 0.7 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 89 | 0.4 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 850 | 3.4 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 552 | 2.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 28,060 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 26,985 | 96.2 |
| Arab | 46 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 109 | 0.4 |
| Danish | 61 | 0.2 |
| Dutch | 448 | 1.6 |
| English | 1,376 | 4.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 519 | 1.8 |
| French Canadian1 | 20 | 0.1 |
| German | 4,680 | 16.7 |
| Greek | 5 | 0.0 |
| Hungarian | 7 | 0.0 |
| Irish1 | 1,676 | 6.0 |
| Italian | 278 | 1.0 |
| Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0 |
| Norwegian | 174 | 0.6 |
| Polish | 127 | 0.5 |
| Portuguese | 30 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 141 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 343 | 1.2 |
| Scottish | 269 | 1.0 |
| Slovak | 0 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 47 | 0.2 |
| Swedish | 231 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 34 | 0.1 |
| Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0 |
| United States or American | 2,592 | 9.2 |
| Welsh | 105 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other ancestries | 13,667 | 48.7 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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