Garden City, MO

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Garden City, Missouri

Garden City, Missouri, in Cass county, is 38 miles S of Independence, Missouri (center to center) and 42 miles SE of Kansas City, Missouri. The city is in the Kansas City area. There are 1,500 residents in Garden City.

The People and Families of Garden City

In Garden City, about 60% of adults are married. If you love being around young kids, you'll appreciate Garden City.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Garden City had a median family income of $43,125.

Political Inclinations

More campaign money flowed to the Republican party than to competing parties.

Garden City Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Garden City that were owner-occupied was 70%.

Commuting

In Garden City, 96% of commuters drive to work. It you are in the city, expect to drive to most places you want to go. There's not much public transportation here.

Comparative Profile of Garden City, MO

Comparing Garden City to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Missouri (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	38 miles S of Independence, Missouri (center to center)
Nearest Large City	42 miles SE of Kansas City, Missouri
County	Cass
Metro Area	Kansas City
Standard Zip Codes	64747
Phone Area Codes	816
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	38.561
Longitude	-94.19

Station	BUTLER
Distance	22.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 39 F
Apr Temp	42 to 67 F
Jul Temp	67 to 91 F
Oct Temp	45 to 72 F
Annual Precip	42.1 inches

Station	WARRENSBURG 4 NW
Distance	26.1 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 38 F
Apr Temp	43 to 67 F
Jul Temp	67 to 91 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	40 inches

Station	PAOLA
Distance	37.5 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	45 to 68 F
Jul Temp	69 to 91 F
Oct Temp	46 to 70 F
Annual Precip	40.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,500	100%
Male	723	48.2%
Female	777	51.8%
Under 18	437	29.1%
18+	1,063	70.9%
65+	178	11.9%
Median Age	31.9
Average Family Size	3.11
White	1,466	97.7%
African-American	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	7	0.5%
Other	5	0.3%
Mixed Race	19	1.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	22	1.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,667
Growth	167
Growth %	11.1%

Ancestry	Percent
German	23.2%
US/American	21.1%
Irish	15.4%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.6%
English	8.2%
Scottish	3.3%
French (except Basque)	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	2.1%
Welsh	1.9%
European	1.7%
French Canadian	1.2%
Dutch	1%
Italian	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Swedish	0.4%
Danish	0.4%
Polish	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Celtic	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Garden City	1,500	$43,125
Archie	890	$42,404
Blairstown	141	$21,500
Creighton	322	$48,750
East Lynne	300	$46,875
Harrisonville	8,946	$47,761
Urich	499	$37,727

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