Population 4,268 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Garment District
Household size in Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.65 | 2.15 | 2.79 | 2.68 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 1.89 | 2.16 | 2.85 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 1.81 | 2.12 | 2.82 | 2.69 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 1.50 | 2.08 | 2.79 | 2.65 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.15 | −0.07 | −0.00 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Garment District is a place of small households, averaging 1.50 people against 2.65 for the U.S., which points to many singles, couples and roommates and relatively few children. Household size has dropped from 1.65 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change. Garment District has the smallest households of any Manhattan neighborhood.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 33.2 | 37.5 | 38.0 | 38.3 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 30.0 | 38.2 | 38.7 | 39.0 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 32.5 | 39.4 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.8 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.6 | +2.8 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +2.3 |
Garment District is young: half of its residents are under 35.8, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples. Garment District is younger than at least four in five Manhattan neighborhoods.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.0% | 10.5% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.1% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 2.6% | 8.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.3% | 8.9% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.7 pts | −1.6 pts | −1.5 pts | −1.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 5.3% of households in Garment District, well below the national share of 11.6%.
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 Garment District
Renters in Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 85.0% | 77.2% | 47.1% | 44.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 87.2% | 77.4% | 48.7% | 46.2% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 83.3% | 75.9% | 48.8% | 46.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 77.8% | 74.9% | 48.6% | 45.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.3 pts | −2.2 pts | +1.5 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Garment District rent: 77.8% of occupied homes are rented, far above the national share of 34.8%. Expect more apartments, and more turnover, than in owner-heavy areas. Just over four in ten owners (42.1%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally. Rentals cluster in the southwest; owners are most common in the east.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.9% | 12.8% | 9.1% | 10.3% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.4% | 13.1% | 9.0% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.4% | 13.8% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.6% | 15.4% | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −6.2 pts | +2.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −0.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Garment District: 19.6% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1959 | 1952 | 1957 | 1956 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1963 | 1954 | 1958 | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1965 | 1954 | 1959 | 1958 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1987 | 1956 | 1962 | 1961 | 1980 |
| Change | +28 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +6 |
Homes in Garment District are newer than the national norm: the median home was built in 1987, versus 1980 across the U.S. The newest homes are mostly in the southwest, the oldest in the northwest. Few Manhattan neighborhoods have newer homes: only two of 30.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,844 | $1,332 | $1,268 | $1,095 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,940 | $1,485 | $1,377 | $1,201 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $3,108 | $1,922 | $1,645 | $1,426 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $3,401 | $2,383 | $2,060 | $1,794 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$1,557 | +$1,051 | +$792 | +$698 | +$606 |
Rent in Garment District runs $3,401 a month at the median, utilities included, well above the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 25.3% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally. Only one other Manhattan neighborhood has higher rents.
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 Garment District
Bachelor's degrees in Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 74.8% | 57.2% | 35.0% | 31.9% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 81.2% | 59.6% | 36.7% | 33.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 81.7% | 62.2% | 39.9% | 36.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 75.9% | 64.7% | 43.6% | 39.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +1.1 pts | +7.5 pts | +8.6 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Garment District is highly educated: about three-quarters of adults 25 and older (75.9%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. College graduates are most concentrated in the southeast and least in the northwest.
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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 92.6% | 84.9% | 83.7% | 84.0% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 95.4% | 86.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 94.5% | 87.8% | 86.2% | 86.5% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 94.6% | 89.9% | 86.9% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +2.0 pts | +5.0 pts | +3.3 pts | +3.3 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Garment District: 94.6% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 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 Garment District
| Period | Garment District | Manhattan | New York area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.6% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 5.7% | 8.6% | 9.5% | 9.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.8% | 5.5% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.2% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 5.4% |
| Change | −4.4 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been a little easier to find in Garment District than nationally: unemployment was 4.2%, against 5.4%. Garment District has lower unemployment than the great majority of Manhattan neighborhoods. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's 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).
Garment District compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garment District | 1.50 | 35.8 | 5.3% | 77.8% | 19.6% | 1987 | $3,401 | 75.9% | 94.6% | 4.2% |
| Murray Hill | 1.74 | 38.4 | 3.4% | 66.1% | 20.8% | 1967 | $3,164 | 86.0% | 98.0% | 3.6% |
| Chelsea | 1.72 | 39.5 | 5.9% | 71.9% | 18.0% | 1969 | $2,834 | 74.2% | 93.6% | 6.6% |
| Kips Bay | 1.75 | 37.0 | 4.6% | 75.2% | 18.9% | 1968 | $2,709 | 72.9% | 96.7% | 6.7% |
| Clinton | 1.63 | 38.8 | 4.2% | 89.6% | 14.1% | 1987 | $2,830 | 77.4% | 95.4% | 7.6% |
| Theater District | 1.57 | 40.5 | 2.5% | 85.3% | 14.6% | 1966 | $2,390 | 65.9% | 93.2% | 8.2% |
| Midtown | 1.71 | 42.3 | 2.8% | 69.8% | 25.6% | 1969 | $3,083 | 82.1% | 97.8% | 4.9% |
| Gramercy | 1.82 | 37.5 | 6.0% | 77.9% | 17.6% | 1954 | $3,002 | 83.8% | 96.8% | 4.9% |
| North Sutton Area | 1.84 | 49.5 | 4.3% | 46.1% | 22.0% | 1958 | $2,933 | 85.4% | 98.7% | 5.6% |
| Greenwich Village | 1.79 | 37.9 | 3.1% | 60.4% | 20.0% | 1946 | $3,065 | 88.0% | 98.6% | 5.7% |
| West Village | 1.71 | 41.5 | 2.1% | 68.9% | 19.6% | 1947 | $2,942 | 85.2% | 98.6% | 7.9% |
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 Garment District. 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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