Garner Population History 1990 - 2023

Garner Population Facts

What is the current population of Garner?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Garner is 35,265. Garner, North Carolina is the 1,149th largest city in the US.

What county is Garner, North Carolina in?

Garner is located entirely in Wake County.

What is the size of Garner, North Carolina in square miles?

Garner has an area of 14.8 square miles.

What was the peak population of Garner?

The current population of Garner (35,265) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Garner growing?

Garner has grown 87.2% since the 2000. Garner, North Carolina is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 86% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Garner, North Carolina?

Garner has a population density of 1,745.8 people per square mile.

Garner Demographics

What is the voting age population of Garner, North Carolina?

The total voting age population of Garner, North Carolina, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 21,998. The voting age population is 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 14.6% of the residents of Garner are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Garner, North Carolina?

The racial demographics of Garner are 64.4% White, 28.7% Black, 2.5% Asian, 2.5% Two or more races, 1.7% Other and 0.2% American Indian. Additionally, 9.1% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina residents are below the poverty line?

In Garner, 10.0% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 15.7%. On a per-household basis, 7.6% of families are below the poverty line in Garner.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 69.1% of Garner residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Garner, North Carolina residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 92.9% of Garner residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 39.3% have a bachelor's degree and 10.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Garner residents aged 5 and older, 11.2% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 7.4% of residents speak Spanish at home, 1.9% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.1% speak an Asian language.

Garner Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Garner, North Carolina?

The unemployment rate in Garner is 4.5%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina residents work for the government?

In Garner, 19.6% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Garner, North Carolina?

The median household income in Garner is $65,064.

Garner Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Garner, North Carolina?

In Garner, 66.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Garner, North Carolina?

Renters occupy 33.5% of housing units in Garner.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Garner, 1.4% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Garner, North Carolina housing units were built after 2000?

In Garner, 35.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 4,400 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Garner, North Carolina?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Garner is $1,122.

What percentage of households in Garner, North Carolina have broadband internet?

In Garner, 89.8% of households have an active broadband internet connection.