Gardner is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 24,206 people and five associated neighborhoods, Gardner is the 18th largest community in Kansas. Gardner has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Gardner, where the median household income is $91,232.00. Gardner real estate is some of the most expensive in Kansas, although Gardner house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Gardner is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Gardner is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gardner who work in office and administrative support (13.68%), sales jobs (10.23%), and management occupations (9.68%). Also of interest is that Gardner has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.73% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Gardner is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.92% of adults in Gardner have a college degree. The per capita income in Gardner in 2022 was $35,154, which is upper middle income relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $140,616 for a family of four. However, Gardner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gardner is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gardner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gardner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gardner include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Gardner is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
