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Moving to Garner, North Carolina

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Population: 17,757. Estimated population in July 2024: 22,364 (+25.9% change)
Males: 8,581 (48.3%), Females: 9,176 (51.7%)

Wake County

Zip code: 27529

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.8 years
Median household income: $47,380
Median house value: $119,600

Population by Race

Races in Garner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (65.5%)
  • Black (27.1%)
  • Hispanic (4.7%)
  • Other race (2.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (12.8%), United States (11.1%), German (10.0%), Irish (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.5%), Scottish (2.7%).

Elevation: 370 feet

Land area: 12.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Garner

  • High school or higher: 86.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Garner town

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 57.5%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 5.1%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

5.2% Foreign born (3.2% Latin America, 1.2% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,729 (+18.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Garner:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Garner:

  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 17 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)
  • POPE AFB (about 45 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 52 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)

Other public-use airports nearest to Garner:

  • TRIPLE W (about 8 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 21 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)
  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 25 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)

Amtrak stations near Garner:

  • 6 miles: RALEIGH (320 W. CARRABUS ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: CARY (311 N. ACADEMY ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Garner:

  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 7 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 10 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 22 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • DURHAM TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,338)
  • NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; DURHAM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,487)

Schools

Public high school in Garner:

  • GARNER HIGH (Students: 1,867; Location: 2101 SPRING DR; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Garner:

  • TIMBER DRIVE ELEMENTARY (Students: 939; Location: 1601 TIMBER DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTH GARNER MIDDLE (Students: 877; Location: 720 POWELL DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EAST GARNER MIDDLE (Students: 825; Location: 6301 JONES SAUSAGE RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • POLENTA ELEMENTARY (Students: 685; Location: 105 JOSEPHINE ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • CLEVELAND MIDDLE (Students: 681; Location: 2323 CORNWALLIS ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CREECH ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 665; Location: 450 CREECH RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • RAND ROAD ELEMENTARY (Students: 553; Location: 300 ARBOR GREENE DR; Grades: PK – 05)
  • VANDORA SPRINGS ELEMENTARY (Students: 480; Location: 1300 VANDORA SPRINGS RD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • AVERSBORO ELEMENTARY (Students: 459; Location: 1605 AVERSBORO RD; Grades: PK – 05)

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