Editing Garland, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1890 = 478
| 1900 = 819
| 1910 = 804
| 1920 = 1421
| 1930 = 1584
| 1940 = 2233
| 1950 = 10571
| 1960 = 38501
| 1970 = 81437
| 1980 = 138857
| 1990 = 180650
| 2000 = 215768
| 2010 = 226876
| 2020 = 246018
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 243470
| align-fn = center
| footnote = [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]<br />[http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf Texas Almanac: 1850–2000]<br />[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/garlandcitytexas/POP010220 2020 population]
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Garland city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Garland city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4829000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garland city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4829000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Garland city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4829000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|114,985
|83,259
|style='background: #ffffe6; |67,190
|53.29%
|36.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.31%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|25,326
|32,164
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36,327
|11.74%
|14.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.77%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|887
|789
|style='background: #ffffe6; |619
|0.41%
|0.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|15,695
|21,162
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,221
|7.27%
|9.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.88%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|108
|65
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78
|0.05%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|270
|308
|style='background: #ffffe6; |941
|0.13%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|3,305
|3,345
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,697
|1.53%
|1.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.72%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|55,192
|85,784
|style='background: #ffffe6; |104,945
|25.58%
|37.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42.66%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''215,768'''
|'''226,876'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''246,018'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

According to the [[2020 United States census]], there were 246,018 people, 75,886 households, and 56,868 families residing in the city, up from 226,876 people, 75,696 households, and 56,272 families residing in the city at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The [[population density]] was 3,973.3 people/sq mi (1,534.1/km{{sup|2}}). The 80,834 housing units averaged 1,415.7/sq mi (546.5/km{{sup|2}}). The 2019 census estimates placed the population at 239,928.

Of the 75,696 households in 2010, 36.9% had children under 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.7% were not families. About 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.99, and the average family size was 3.48.<ref name="Census 2010" />

At the 2018 [[American Community Survey]], 25.9% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them and the median age was 34.1<ref name=":1" /> Of the adult population, 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.71.<ref name=":0" /> Roughly 0.3% of households in Garland were same-sex, unmarried-partner households and 5.3% opposite-sex, unmarried-partner households.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]]'s 2007–2011 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the city was $52,441, and for a family was $57,293. Males had a median income of $36,041 versus $33,950 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,000. About 11.1% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics, 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 24, 2013 }}</ref> The median income for a household in Garland as of 2018 was $60,374.<ref>{{cite web|title=American Community Survey 2018 Financial Characteristic Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Garland%20city,%20Texas%20income&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S2503&hidePreview=false|access-date=2020-10-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 242,402 people, 74,489 households,<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=American Community Survey 2018 Households and Families Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Garland%20city,%20Texas%20household&tid=ACSST1Y2018.S1101&hidePreview=false|access-date=2020-10-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> and 77,626 housing units were in the city.

In the city, the population was distributed as 28.5% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older at the [[2010 United States census]]. The median age was 33.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.<ref name="Census 2010" />

=== Race and ethnicity ===
The [[Race (United States Census)|racial and ethnic makeup]] of the city was 57.5% White, 14.5% African American, 0.8% Native American, 9.4% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 14.4% some other race, and 3.3% from two or more races in 2010. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 37.8% of the population.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Garland city, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> Non-Hispanic whites were 36.7% of the population,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/4829000.html |title=Garland (city), Texas |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> down from 86.5% in 1980.<ref>{{cite web |title=Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Cities and Other Places: Earliest Census to 1990 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812191959/http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0076/twps0076.html |archive-date=August 12, 2012 }}</ref> Following continued trends of diversification, the racial and ethnic makeup at 2018's census estimates were 27% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 14% [[African Americans|African American]], 0.7% [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian or Alaska Native]], 12.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.5% some other race, 1.7% [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]], and 43.2% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino American]] of any race.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=American Community Survey 2018 Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Garland%20city,%20Texas%20demographic%20and%20housing&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false|access-date=2020-10-29|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Within the local Hispanic or Latino demographic, the largest nationality were [[Mexican Americans]] (34.2%). [[Puerto Ricans]] made up the second largest single Latin group (0.5%) followed by 42 [[Cuban Americans]] and 8.5% other Hispanic and Latino Americans.<ref name=":1" /> In 2020, the composition of the city was 27.31% non-Hispanic white, 14.77% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 11.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.38% some other race, 2.72% multiracial, and 42.66% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4829000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

As of 2000, 12% of the foreign-born population of Garland originated from Vietnam. Two strip-style shopping malls along Walnut Street cater to Vietnamese people, and a community center as of 2009 hosts first-generation Vietnamese immigrants.<ref name="Brettellp62">Brettell, Caroline B. '"Big D" Incorporating New Immigrants in a Sunbelt Suburban Metropolis' (Chapter 3). In: Singer, Audrey, Susan Wiley Hardwick, and Caroline Brettell. ''Twenty-First Century Gateways: Immigrant Incorporation in Suburban America'' (James A. Johnson metro series). [[Brookings Institution Press]], 2009. {{ISBN|0815779283}}, 9780815779285. Start p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA53 53]. CITED: p.[https://books.google.com/books?id=bduAC5GaLScC&pg=PA62 62].</ref> According to the 2010 U.S. census, Garland has the [[List of U.S. cities with large Vietnamese-American populations|16th-largest number of Vietnamese Americans in the United States]].

=== Religion ===
The majority of Garland's local population are affiliated with a religion,<ref>{{cite web|title=Religion in Garland, Texas|url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/garland|access-date=October 28, 2020|website=[[Sperling's BestPlaces]]}}</ref> being part of the largest Christian-dominated metropolitan area in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|date=2015-07-29|title=Dallas Has the Most Christians|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2015/07/dallas-has-the-most-christians/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=D Magazine|language=en}}</ref> As of 2020, the [[Catholic Church]] is the largest single Christian denomination in the city and wider [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex|Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington]] metropolitan statistical area. Garland's Catholic population is served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas]], one of the largest jurisdictions of the [[Catholic Church in the United States]].

Following, [[Baptists]] were the second-largest Christian denomination, and the largest Protestant group in the city limits. Baptists are traditionally divided among the [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{cite web|title=SBC Churches Directory|url=https://churches.sbc.net/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=[[Southern Baptist Convention]]|language=en-US}}</ref> National Baptists ([[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|USA]] and [[National Baptist Convention of America International, Inc.|America]]) and [[Baptist General Convention of Texas|Texas Baptists]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Texas Baptists - Churches|url=https://texasbaptists.org/churches/|access-date=2020-10-29|website=[[Texas Baptists]]|language=en}}</ref> The third largest Christian denomination in the city of Garland are [[Methodism|Methodists]]. Other prominent Christian denominations were the [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]], [[Pentecostalism]], [[Lutheranism]], [[Presbyterianism]], and [[Anglicanism|Episcopalianism]]. An estimated 12.2% of the total religious population professed another Christian faith. The largest non-Christian religion according to [[Sperling's BestPlaces]] was [[Islam]], followed by [[Judaism]] and the [[eastern religions]] including [[Buddhism]], [[Sikhism]], and [[Hinduism]].

In 1997, the Taiwanese [[UFO religion]] [[Chen Tao (UFO religion)|Chen Tao]] moved many of its members to Garland, where they believed the [[Second Coming|Second Coming of Jesus Christ]] would occur.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kliever |first=Lonnie D. |date=1999 |title=Meeting God in Garland: A Model of Religious Tolerance |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.45 |journal=Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=45–53 |doi=10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.45 |jstor=10.1525/nr.1999.3.1.45 |issn=1092-6690}}</ref>