Population 654 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Green Garden
Household size in Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.90 | 2.58 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.69 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.61 | 2.53 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.20 | 2.51 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.70 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
Households in Green Garden are small: just 2.20 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 has dropped from 2.90 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 42.9 | 38.9 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 41.2 | 40.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 41.3 | 41.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 48.1 | 41.3 | 40.1 |
| Change | +5.2 | +2.4 | +2.3 |
Green Garden skews older: half of its residents are older than 48.1, 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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.2% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.1% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 9.3% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 3.2% | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 3.2% of households in Green Garden, 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 Green Garden
Renters in Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.0% | 25.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.1% | 28.5% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.2% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 26.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +1.0 pts | +1.5 pts |
Green Garden is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 9.4% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 35.7% have no mortgage at all, below 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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.6% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 8.9% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 9.4% | 11.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.8% | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | −2.8 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is on the low side in Green Garden: 7.8% of homes sit empty, against 9.6% nationally, which points to steady demand for housing.
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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1977 | 1970 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1977 | 1971 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1978 | 1972 | 1980 |
| Change | −0 | +3 | +6 |
The typical home in Green Garden was built around 1978, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Michigan as a whole, where the median home dates to 1972.
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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $496 | $833 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $590 | $886 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $708 | $978 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,321 | $1,228 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$825 | +$395 | +$606 |
The median renter in Green Garden pays $1,321 a month for rent and utilities, below the national median of $1,571. Still, rents here are higher than in Michigan overall ($1,228). The typical renter here spends 30.5% of household income on rent, just over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
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 Green Garden
Bachelor's degrees in Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 40.3% | 26.1% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 32.6% | 27.1% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 45.8% | 29.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 41.0% | 32.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are a bit more common in Green Garden than nationally: 41.0% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 90.7% | 88.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 96.0% | 89.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 93.0% | 90.7% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.3% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.6 pts | +3.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Green Garden: 97.3% 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 Green Garden
| Period | Green Garden | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.7% | 11.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.3% | 11.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.4 pts | −5.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Green Garden has been low: just 2.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below 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).
Green Garden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Garden | 2.20 | 48.1 | 3.2% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 1978 | $1,321 | 41.0% | 97.3% | 2.3% |
| Mangum | 2.50 | 40.2 | 3.8% | 15.6% | 11.5% | 1974 | $1,603 | 43.3% | 98.1% | 8.8% |
| Sands | 3.03 | 37.4 | 3.0% | 8.4% | 14.7% | 1983 | $700 | 33.2% | 96.1% | 3.0% |
| Skandia | 2.43 | 47.5 | 6.5% | 4.4% | 24.2% | 1977 | $1,222 | 39.8% | 96.4% | 3.8% |
| K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base | 2.39 | 52.5 | 1.7% | 2.5% | 26.6% | 1978 | $1,128 | 38.7% | 97.5% | 0.3% |
| Harvey | 2.36 | 44.8 | 4.2% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 1980 | $902 | 43.8% | 96.0% | 1.2% |
| Dukes | 2.55 | 40.3 | 11.8% | 5.1% | 21.4% | 1976 | $1,322 | 42.0% | 94.9% | 7.7% |
| Marquette | 2.06 | 37.8 | 5.9% | 45.5% | 7.6% | 1969 | $1,100 | 45.9% | 96.4% | 3.8% |
| Gwinn | 2.50 | 37.3 | 10.5% | 34.6% | 19.3% | 1968 | $769 | 21.0% | 93.0% | 4.4% |
| Little Lake | 2.20 | 57.2 | 3.3% | 2.3% | 25.2% | 1977 | $1,070 | 38.5% | 98.4% | 3.0% |
| Trowbridge Park | 2.23 | 42.1 | 5.4% | 33.9% | 11.8% | 1996 | $1,104 | 50.0% | 95.5% | 6.6% |
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 Green Garden. 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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