Garden City, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garden City	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$38,265	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$82,519	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,264	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$67,293	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,946	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,616	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garden City is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garden City is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garden City is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garden City is 11% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,007 $82,519 $165,038

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Garden City median earnings by income bracket

Garden City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	28.6%	28.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.6%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	10.5%	10.5%
Other	21.7%	21.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Holcomb, KS	2,416	$105,442	29.6%
Deerfield, KS	879	$83,980	3.3%
Garden City, KS	27,354	$82,519	1.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pearl, MS	27,352	$73,932	9.1%
Bayonet Point, FL	27,360	$56,299	30.8%
Xenia, OH	27,373	$67,814	16.6%
Paramus, NJ	27,330	$195,735	140.7%
Cabot, AR	27,309	$88,463	8.8%
Garden City, KS	27,354	$82,519	1.5%

Source: The Garden City, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.