Garden City is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 22,835 people and six associated neighborhoods, Garden City is the 75th largest community in New York. Garden City home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Garden City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Garden City is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 92.80% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Garden City is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garden City who work in business and financial occupations (14.97%), management occupations (14.73%), and sales jobs (14.30%). Also of interest is that Garden City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Garden City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 24.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Garden City is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Garden City a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Garden City has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Garden City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. In Garden City, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.12 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Garden City use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Garden City‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the train. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Garden City, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Garden City is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 75.21% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Garden City in 2022 was $99,269, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $397,076 for a family of four. Garden City is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Garden City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garden City residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Garden City include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Garden City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
