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Garden City, ID

12,301 people

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Population & People

Population

12,301

Median age

42.3

Median household income

$70,124

Poverty rate

12.0%

Unemployment rate

3.3%

Bachelor's degree+

39.2%

Avg. commute

16 min

Hispanic or Latino

12.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$449,500

Median gross rent

$1,323/mo

Homeownership rate

63.11%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,173

HUD Fair Market Rent (Idaho statewide average across 44 areas — not specific to Garden City), 2026. Efficiency $898, 1BR $950, 2BR $1173, 3BR $1619, 4BR $1949. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Idaho commercial electricity

9.25¢/kWh

Idaho industrial electricity

7.98¢/kWh

Idaho residential electricity

11.82¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

135552.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

101567.6

All-Transactions House Price Index for Idaho

878.19

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Source: FRED, Idaho-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Idaho energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Idaho economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).