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==Economy== {{see also|Golden Triangle of Meat-packing}} [[File:Garden City, KS, grain elevator IMG 5871.JPG|thumb|Garden City [[Cooperative]] [[grain elevator]] (2010)]] The economy of Garden City is driven largely by agriculture. There are several feedlots and [[grain elevator]]s located in and around the city. Additionally, an ethanol plant, Bonanza Bioenergy was built in 2007 by Conestoga Energy Partners which uses 19.6 million bushels of grain.<ref name="ethanol">{{cite web| title =Kansas Ethanol| url =http://www.ksgrains.com/ethanol/kseth.html| format =English| access-date =2010-05-29| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090501134504/http://www.ksgrains.com/ethanol/kseth.html| archive-date =2009-05-01}}</ref> As of 2012, 73.9% of the population over the age of 16 was in the labor force. 0.0% was in the armed forces, and 73.9% was in the civilian labor force with 71.5% being employed and 2.4% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was: 23.8% in production, transportation, and material moving; 23.5% in management, business, science, and arts; 21.9% in sales and office occupations; 19.2% in service occupations; and 11.5% in natural resources, construction, and maintenance. The industries employing the largest percentages of the working civilian labor force were educational services, health care, and social assistance (20.4%); manufacturing (19.3%); and retail trade (15.0%).<ref name=Census2010/> The cost of living in Garden City is relatively low; compared to a U.S. average of 100, the cost of living index for the city is 81.6.<ref name=CityData>{{cite web | title = Garden City, Kansas | publisher = City-Data.com | url = http://www.city-data.com/city/Garden-City-Kansas.html | access-date = 2014-01-14}}</ref> As of 2012, the median home value in the city was $103,400, the median selected monthly owner cost was $1,159 for housing units with a mortgage and $455 for those without, and the median gross rent was $665.<ref name=Census2010/> ===Top employers=== [[Image:Finney County, Kansas courthouse from E 1.JPG|thumb|Finney County Courthouse (2015)]] According to Garden City's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.garden-city.org/home/showpublisheddocument/6471/6379529530990300009 |title=City of Garden City ACFR|access-date=February 20, 2023}}</ref> the top employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Employer ! # of Employees |- | 1 | [[Tyson Fresh Meats]] | 3,600 |- |2 | Unified School District 457 | 1,299 |- |3 | St. Catherine Hospital | 612 |- |4 | City of Garden City | 362 |- |5 | [[Finney County, Kansas|Finney County]] | 303 |- |6 | [[Wal-Mart]] | 303 |- |7 | Unified School District 363 | 236 |- |8 | Sunflower Electric Power Corporation | 236 |- |9 | [[Garden City Community College]] | 219 |- |10 | [[Dillons]] | 203 |}
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