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Garden City, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Garden City is a Census town of 557 people across 2.26 square miles of land, in Cullman County. Median household income is $48,333, 82.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Garden City
What Garden City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.26 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land247 plus or minus 81
- County holding the largest share of its areaCullman County, 99.5 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Garden City
- Population557 plus or minus 182
- Median age43.9
- Population under 1887 plus or minus 39
- Share under 1815.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over156 plus or minus 56
- Share 65 and over28.0 percent
- Households222 plus or minus 63
- Family households170 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Garden City
- Median household income$48,333 plus or minus $11,444
- Per capita income$20,004
- Civilian labor force201 plus or minus 71
- Employed187 plus or minus 72
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over406 plus or minus 124
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.0 percent plus or minus 28.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.3 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Garden City
- Housing units232 plus or minus 62
- Occupied units222 plus or minus 63
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate4.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied183 plus or minus 50
- Renter occupied39 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate82.4 percent plus or minus 32.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,700
- Single family units182 plus or minus 61
- Share single family78.4 percent plus or minus 16.1
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more2.2 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes45 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Garden City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute187 plus or minus 72
- Commuting under 15 minutes50 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more95 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.8 percent plus or minus 22.5
- Drove alone95.2 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Garden City (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$74,000
- Average approval$74,000
- Median approval$74,000
- Largest approval$74,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Garden City, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Garden City
- NFIP communityTown of Garden City
- NFIP community number010436
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/24/11(M)
The Town of Garden City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010436 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cullman County, not Garden City
Cullman County context, not Garden City figures
- Establishments in Cullman County1,867
- Covered employment, Cullman County31,068
- Average annual pay, Cullman County$51,811
- Housing units permitted, Cullman County177
Every figure in this section is published for Cullman County as a whole and is not a measurement of Garden City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Garden City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Garden City, Alabama?
557, in 222 households. Garden City town covers 2.26 square miles of land, which is 247 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Garden City in?
Cullman County, which holds 99.5 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Garden City?
$48,333. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Garden City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Garden City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Garden City, town of, community 010436, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Garden City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cullman County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Garden City.
Is zoning published for Garden City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.