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

Map of Garden Plain, KS

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)