Population 249 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Garden Heights
Household size in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.23 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.47 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.42 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.98 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.25 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
Households in Garden Heights are small: just 1.98 people on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. That is typical of places where many people live alone or as couples, and fewer have children at home. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.23, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 44.9 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 43.9 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 46.1 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 56.5 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +11.6 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Garden Heights skews older: half of its residents are older than 56.5, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.5% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.4% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 18.5% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.2% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +3.7 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are relatively rare in Garden Heights: 7.2% of households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Garden Heights
Renters in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.7% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 21.0% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 23.3% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 10.5% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −28.2 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Garden Heights is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.5% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 73.3% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 29.0% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.2% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 8.6% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in Garden Heights is close to the national rate: 8.6% of homes are empty, against 9.6%.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1975 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1970 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +0 | +4 | +6 |
The housing in Garden Heights is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1970, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. That is in line with the rest of Illinois.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $737 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $592 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $624 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $742 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$4 | +$475 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Garden Heights costs $742 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.6% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Garden Heights
Bachelor's degrees in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.6% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.6% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.0% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 39.2% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.7 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
About four in ten adults 25 and older in Garden Heights (39.2%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, a bit above the national share of 35.6%. The picture is much the same across Illinois.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 82.3% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 94.5% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 97.1% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.8% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.5 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Garden Heights is close to the national rate: 89.8% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Garden Heights
| Period | Garden Heights | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 1.9% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 17.9% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +9.3 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in Garden Heights: 17.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Garden Heights compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Heights | 1.98 | 56.5 | 7.2% | 10.5% | 8.6% | 1970 | $742 | 39.2% | 89.8% | 17.9% |
| Pankeyville | 2.17 | 54.1 | 5.2% | 9.6% | 11.2% | 1993 | $735 | 31.0% | 94.2% | 20.2% |
| Harrisburg | 2.28 | 45.4 | 15.7% | 32.8% | 14.1% | 1971 | $928 | 18.2% | 86.7% | 7.6% |
| Muddy | 2.00 | 52.8 | 10.1% | 15.0% | 12.1% | 1968 | $883 | 38.5% | 90.0% | 14.0% |
| Ledford | 2.12 | 50.7 | 10.7% | 19.2% | 9.1% | 1974 | $503 | 20.7% | 91.1% | 2.5% |
| Wasson | 2.17 | 47.6 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 17.3% | 1977 | $1,241 | 25.0% | 96.5% | 9.2% |
| Mitchellsville | 2.69 | 42.6 | 4.5% | 13.2% | 15.5% | 1986 | $728 | 24.1% | 90.4% | 6.1% |
| Horseshoe | 2.17 | 54.4 | 3.7% | 6.8% | 11.7% | 1996 | $730 | 32.2% | 93.9% | 26.4% |
| Somerset | 2.17 | 54.2 | 4.5% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 1995 | $735 | 31.8% | 94.2% | 23.5% |
| Carrier Mills | 2.46 | 46.1 | 8.6% | 16.9% | 16.0% | 1969 | $578 | 15.3% | 89.5% | 5.0% |
| Rudement | 2.17 | 54.3 | 3.8% | 6.7% | 11.6% | 1997 | $735 | 32.6% | 94.3% | 26.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Garden Heights. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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