Garland is a large city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 250,431 people and 51 associated neighborhoods, Garland is the 13th largest community in Texas.

Also of interest is that Garland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.60% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Garland is one of the most attractive larger cities for people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. This makes it a good place to live for young singles in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting their professional careers. Although Garland is a large city, this demographic is significant enough that young professionals will find many others like themselves here, with really good opportunities for friendships, recreation, romance, and more.

One downside of living in Garland, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.28 minutes every day commuting to work.

The overall education level of Garland is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.01% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Garland in 2022 was $31,477, which is middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,908 for a family of four. However, Garland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Garland is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Garland, accounting for 44.97% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garland include English, Irish, German, African, and Ethiopian.

In addition, Garland has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.21%).

The most common language spoken in Garland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.