Garner, North Carolina demographics

Garner, NC demographics: median age 37.7; 46.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Garner town, North Carolina · Incorporated town · GEOID 3725480. The survey estimates a population of 34,473 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Garner is 37.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 13,899 households (±535). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	37.7 ±1.7	39.1 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Under 18	6,758 ±841	19.6% ±2.4 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	8,810 ±1,017	25.6% ±3.0 pp	22.9%	22.8%
35–64	13,257 ±1,056	38.5% ±3.1 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	5,648 ±643	16.4% ±1.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Male	17,116 ±588	49.7% ±1.7 pp	48.9%	49.5%
Female	17,357 ±583	50.3% ±1.7 pp	51.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
White alone	18,865 ±1,225	54.7% ±3.6 pp	61.8%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,679 ±989	25.2% ±2.9 pp	20.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	202 ±95	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,164 ±439	3.4% ±1.3 pp	3.3%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,629 ±698	4.7% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	3,928 ±931	11.4% ±2.7 pp	8.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	29,919 ±1,032	86.8% ±3.0 pp	88.7%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,554 ±1,028	13.2% ±3.0 pp	11.3%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,609 ±605	47.6% ±3.9 pp	47.2%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	459 ±196	3.3% ±1.4 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,417 ±301	10.2% ±2.1 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,121 ±663	29.6% ±4.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,293 ±497	9.3% ±3.6 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,762 ±429	27.1% ±2.9 pp	29.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	10,137 ±781	72.9% ±4.9 pp	70.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 13,899
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,121 ±663	29.6% ±4.6 pp	29.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,206 ±802	37.5% ±5.6 pp	35.6%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,981 ±410	14.3% ±2.9 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,504 ±377	10.8% ±2.7 pp	11.8%	12.6%
Five-person households	664 ±191	4.8% ±1.4 pp	5.0%	5.9%
Six-person households	247 ±157 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.2%
Seven or more people	176 ±84	1.3% ±0.6 pp	0.9%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 34,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Native	30,359 ±1,051	88.1% ±3.0 pp	90.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	4,114 ±1,053	11.9% ±3.1 pp	9.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 32,415
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
English only	27,169 ±1,341	83.8% ±4.0 pp	86.5%	77.7%
Spanish	3,234 ±908	10.0% ±2.8 pp	8.7%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	189 ±245 · low precision	0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	43 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±29 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	568 ±346 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.0%
Korean	69 ±86 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	106 ±93 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	11 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	444 ±305 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.9%	1.1%
Arabic	404 ±360 · low precision	1.2% ±1.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	168 ±131 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 25,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,315 ±437	5.2% ±1.7 pp	9.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,156 ±838	20.5% ±3.3 pp	24.8%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,520 ±665	18.0% ±2.6 pp	19.6%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,431 ±554	9.7% ±2.2 pp	10.1%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	7,183 ±709	28.6% ±2.7 pp	22.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,499 ±697	17.9% ±2.7 pp	13.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 33,964
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	North Carolina	U.S.
Same house	28,370 ±1,243	83.5% ±3.6 pp	87.3%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,901 ±819	8.5% ±2.4 pp	5.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,174 ±451	3.5% ±1.3 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,428 ±853 · low precision	4.2% ±2.5 pp · low precision	3.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	91 ±77 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.0% of Garner residents (±2.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.9% in North Carolina and 8.4% nationally. 94.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Garner	North Carolina	U.S.	Compared with North Carolina
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.0% ±2.2 pp	9.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.0% ±5.0 pp	90.1%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.9% ±2.3 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Garner . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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