Garden City Jobs

Garden City is a city in Finney County, Kansas, United States. The population was 28,451 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Finney County , and provides the campus of Garden City Community College. It is also home to the largest zoological facility, Lee Richardson Zoo, in western Kansas. It was one of the towns depicted in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and, as county seat, was the location of the trials of the murderers. The community boasts more than sixty restaurants and around forty churches, which in both cases cater to a diverse and changing local population. 2006 marked the town's 80th annual Community Mexican Fiesta celebration, in honor of Mexico's independence from Spain.

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Among the most common occupations in Garden City are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 23%. and Sales and office occupations, 22%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Garden City, Kansas work for companies, 14 percent work for the government and 6 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Garden City Jobs are for loss prevention lead jobs, account manager jobs and route sales driver jobs.

The leading industries in Garden City, Kansas are Manufacturing, 23%; Educational, health and social services, 19%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Garden City job listings indicate that the following industries in Garden City are hiring the most workers: Food Service Contractors, Catering Services, Nursery & Garden Stores, Farm Supplies Wholesalers and Pesticide & Herbicide Mfg.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Garden City, Kansas is $25,295, and the median income of households in Garden City was $37,752.

Garden City has an unemployment rate of 5.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Garden City Trends data, the number of Garden City, Kansas jobs has decreased by 11% since March 2008.

Population of Garden City Total population 28,451 Male 50.62% Female 49.38% Median age 28.6     Garden City Housing Owner-occupied homes 61.6% Median cost of a home $81,700 Median mortgage payment $545 Renter-occupied homes 38.4% Vacant housing 5.7% Median monthly rent $497     Average Income Median for all male full-time $29,343 Median for all female full-time $21,247     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 16% $25,000 to $34,999 15% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 20% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 19% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 14% High school graduate 24% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 10% Graduate degree 5%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 57% Separated 2% Widowed 5% Divorced 8%     Race White 71% Black or African American 2% Asian 4% Other 24%     Garden City Commute Carpool 20.5% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 15 minutes

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