Garland is a tiny town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 601 people and two associated neighborhoods, Garland is the 464th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Garland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garland is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garland who work in healthcare suport services (22.05%), law enforcement and fire fighting (13.29%), and sales jobs (12.08%). One downside of living in Garland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.11 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Garland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Garland with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $19,241, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,964 for a family of four. 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. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
