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Garden City, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Garden City is a Census CDP of 11,591 people across 5.35 square miles of land, in Horry County. Median household income is $47,249, 85.4 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 typeCDP
- Land area5.35 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,169
- County holding the largest share of its areaHorry County, 100.0 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
- Population11,591
- Median age62.2
- Population under 18648 plus or minus 171
- Share under 185.6 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Population 65 and over4,872
- Share 65 and over42.0 percent
- Households6,023
- Family households2,800
- Share of households that are families46.5 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$47,249
- Per capita income$45,274
- Civilian labor force4,625
- Employed4,389
- Unemployed236 plus or minus 132
- Unemployment rate5.1 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over10,471
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 1.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Garden City
- Housing units10,506
- Occupied units6,023
- Vacant units4,483
- Vacancy rate42.7 percent
- Owner occupied5,141
- Renter occupied882 plus or minus 258
- Ownership rate85.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$217,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,472
- Annual rent as a share of median income37.4 percent
- Single family units3,817
- Share single family36.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3,212
- Share in buildings of two or more30.6 percent
- Mobile homes3,477
- Median year structure built1990
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 commute3,780
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,263 plus or minus 379
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,054 plus or minus 311
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home13.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Horry County, not Garden City
Horry County context, not Garden City figures
- Establishments in Horry County10,550
- Covered employment, Horry County144,489
- Average annual pay, Horry County$48,046
- Housing units permitted, Horry County7,331
Every figure in this section is published for Horry 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, South Carolina?
11,591, in 6,023 households. Garden City CDP covers 5.35 square miles of land, which is 2,169 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?
Horry County, which holds 100.0 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?
$47,249. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,400. Median gross rent is $1,472 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Horry 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.