Garland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 597 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garland is the 464th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns, Garland isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Garland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garland is a town of service providers, farmers, fishers, or foresters, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garland who work in healthcare suport services (24.26%), farm management occupations (19.14%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (12.40%). Another important characteristic of Garland is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town. 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 31.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Garland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Garland have a very low rate of college education: just 8.93% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $15,334, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $61,336 for a family of four. Garland also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.48% of its population below the federal poverty line.Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Garland also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.27% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Irish, German, and French. The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
