Population 3,818 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Garnett
Household size in Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.39 | 2.54 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.26 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.32 | 2.56 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.38 | 2.53 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
Households in Garnett are small: just 2.38 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.
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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.4 | 37.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.8 | 37.8 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.2 | 38.5 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 41.1 | 38.8 | 40.1 |
| Change | −2.3 | +1.4 | +2.3 |
At 41.1, the median age in Garnett is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The population here is older than in Kansas as a whole, where the median age is 38.8. The median age has dropped from 43.4 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.4% | 10.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.1% | 10.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 12.2% | 10.5% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.8 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Garnett as they are nationally: 12.2%, against 11.6%. Single parents are more common here than in Kansas as a whole (10.5%).
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 Garnett
Renters in Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.6% | 30.6% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 35.9% | 32.9% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 29.4% | 33.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.2% | 32.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +13.6 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Garnett rent their homes (29.2%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. About half of owners (50.1%) have paid off their mortgages, 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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.6% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 10.6% | 10.4% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 18.1% | 11.3% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.0% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.5 pts | −0.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Garnett as nationally: 11.0%, 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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1957 | 1971 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1965 | 1972 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1956 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1955 | 1976 | 1980 |
| Change | −2 | +5 | +6 |
Garnett is a place of older homes: half were built before 1955, while the national median is 1980. That means established neighborhoods, and more houses that may need updating.
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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $483 | $769 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $685 | $858 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $688 | $950 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $855 | $1,159 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$372 | +$390 | +$606 |
Rent in Garnett runs $855 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 29.9% of household income on rent, just 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 Garnett
Bachelor's degrees in Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.0% | 30.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 17.4% | 31.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.4% | 33.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.2 pts | +4.8 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Garnett have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 10.7%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 84.5% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 87.5% | 90.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 92.0% | 90.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 92.3% | 91.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.8 pts | +2.2 pts | +4.3 pts |
About nine in ten adults in Garnett have finished high school (92.3%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. Kansas as a whole looks much the same.
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 Garnett
| Period | Garnett | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.9% | 6.1% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.6% | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.8% | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.8% | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.9 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Garnett is close to the national rate: 5.8% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is higher than in Kansas as a whole (4.0%). 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).
Garnett 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnett | 2.38 | 41.1 | 12.2% | 29.2% | 11.0% | 1955 | $855 | 10.7% | 92.3% | 5.8% |
| Scipio | 2.11 | 49.7 | 3.0% | 8.5% | 8.3% | 1982 | $913 | 18.0% | 85.0% | 3.1% |
| Glenlock | 2.88 | 42.0 | 2.3% | 11.3% | 4.0% | 1978 | $1,146 | 10.1% | 79.9% | 0.9% |
| Mont Ida | 3.24 | 38.1 | 1.9% | 13.8% | 2.1% | 1976 | $1,278 | 6.5% | 78.7% | 0.0% |
| Greeley | 2.11 | 50.0 | 2.9% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 1982 | $879 | 18.4% | 84.1% | 3.2% |
| Welda | 2.55 | 38.8 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 1964 | $736 | 22.0% | 89.0% | 3.3% |
| Harris | 3.19 | 38.7 | 2.1% | 13.7% | 2.5% | 1976 | $1,255 | 6.9% | 79.2% | 0.0% |
| Selma | 2.42 | 39.3 | 22.2% | 16.2% | 20.3% | 1962 | $637 | 26.4% | 91.4% | 2.9% |
| Centerville | 2.47 | 40.0 | 1.7% | 26.0% | 16.6% | 1988 | $667 | 24.8% | 96.2% | 0.3% |
| Parker | 2.32 | 45.5 | 0.7% | 7.8% | 19.9% | 1990 | $674 | 30.7% | 92.8% | 7.1% |
| Goodrich | 2.28 | 47.0 | 0.8% | 4.5% | 20.3% | 1990 | $672 | 31.7% | 92.2% | 8.5% |
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 Garnett. 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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