Garner is a medium-sized town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 33,669 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Garner is the 33rd largest community in North Carolina. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Garner, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Garner, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Garner’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Garner does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $77,171.00.

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The town of Garner is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Garner is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.11% of adults in Garner have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Garner in 2022 was $42,165, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $168,660 for a family of four. However, Garner contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Garner is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Garner home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Garner residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Garner also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Garner include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

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