Moving to Garden Plain, Kansas
Population: 797. Estimated population in July 2024: 823 (+3.3% change)
Males: 404 (50.7%), Females: 393 (49.3%)
Sedgwick County
Zip code: 67050
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $48,068
Median house value: $82,700
Population by Race
Races in Garden Plain:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (52.1%), United States (9.3%), Irish (6.5%), English (4.8%), Dutch (1.8%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 1450 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Garden Plain
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Garden Plain city
- Never married: 18.6%
- Now married: 66.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 7.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +56 (+7.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Garden Plain:
- WESLEY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; WICHITA, KS)
- VIA CHRISTI RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WICHITA, KS)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL WICHITA (about 26 miles; WICHITA, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garden Plain:
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 19 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 29 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 30 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Abbreviation: HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Garden Plain:
- NORWICH (about 18 miles; NORWICH, KS; Abbreviation: 49K)
- MAIZE (about 19 miles; WICHITA/MAIZE/, KS; Abbreviation: 70K)
- RIVERSIDE (about 21 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: K32)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garden Plain:
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
Schools
Public high school in Garden Plain:
- GARDEN PLAIN HIGH (Students: 177; Location: 720 SEDGWICK; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Garden Plain:
- GARDEN PLAIN ELEM (Students: 413; Location: 700 SECTION LINE; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Garden Plain:
- GARDEN PLAIN COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,639; Location: 502 N. MAIN; 2,940 books; 400 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)