Garden City, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,500. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,667 (+11.1% change)
Males: 723 (48.2%), Females: 777 (51.8%)
Cass County
Zip code: 64747
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.9 years
Median household income: $37,461
Median house value: $77,800
Population by Race
Races in Garden City:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
Ancestries: German (19.1%), Irish (14.6%), United States (13.3%), English (7.9%), Scottish (2.5%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 916 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Garden City
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 34.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Garden City city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 12.1%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +258 (+20.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Garden City:
- CASS MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO)
- BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BUTLER, MO)
- LEES SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden City:
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 48 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 62 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 97 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden City:
- LAWRENCE SMITH MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: LRY)
- BUTLER MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; BUTLER, MO; Abbreviation: BUM)
- LEE’S SUMMIT MUNICIPAL (about 30 miles; LEE’S SUMMIT, MO; Abbreviation: LXT)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden City:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,576)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 54 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
Private high school in Garden City:
- TRAINING CENTER CHRISTIAN SCHO (Students: 120; Location: BOX 200 F HWY GLORY LANE; Grades: PK – 12)