Garland is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Garland is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.
One downside of living in Garland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Garland, the average commute to work is 32.28 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in Garland who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.01% of adults in Garland have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $31,477, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,908 for a family of four. However, Garland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Garland, accounting for 44.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, African, and Ethiopian.
In addition, Garland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.21%).
The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
