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Garden City Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garden City Area is $22,327, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garden City Area median household income is $48,656. On average Garden City Area residents spend 15.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #542

Garden City Area	22,327 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garden City Area	27,209 USD
Kansas	29,793 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garden City Area	31,904 USD
Kansas	35,528 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garden City Area	21,195 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #316

Garden City Area	48,656 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garden City Area	64,702 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Garden City Area		-0.33%
Kansas		27.69%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Garden City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Garden City Area		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.14%	$19,363, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.96%	$15,833, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.63%	$4,324, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.21%	$18,303, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Garden City Area	56,449 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garden City Area	69,106 USD
Kansas	83,035 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
White	$50,114, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$30,560, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,967, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Asian	$56,512, see rank	$60,287	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,500, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,620, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,333, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,395, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,093, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,547, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$40,099, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	29,436, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	14,825, 50.36%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,070, 81.42%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.05%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,063, 81.37%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,535, 95.62%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	528, 4.38%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,755, 18.58%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	14,611, 49.64%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,491, 64.96%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,491, 64.96%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,087, 95.74%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	404, 4.26%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,120, 35.04%, see rank	37.80%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,195, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,667, 77.58%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,084, 15.27%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	97, 0.48%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	517, 2.56%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	278, 1.38%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	552, 2.73%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garden City Area	15.1 minutes
Kansas	18.6 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,622	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	11,535, 55.94%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,412, 20.91%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,444, 12.52%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,390, 12.05%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	832, 7.21%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,338, 11.60%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,424, 29.68%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	9,087, 44.06%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,823, 31.07%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,210, 24.32%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,675, 29.44%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	149, 1.64%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.51%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,178, 12.96%, see rank	5.97%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Garden City Area	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,622, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,019, 9.79%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	1,310, 6.35%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,673, 17.81%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	568, 2.75%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,224, 10.78%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,391, 6.75%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	229, 1.11%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	657, 3.19%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,010, 4.90%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,149, 20.12%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,617, 7.84%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	985, 4.78%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	790, 3.83%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Garden City Area	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,569	16.30%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,261	12.37%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.