Garner, North Carolina

Garner is a town in Wake County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Raleigh. The population was estimated to be 27,814 as of July 1, 2014. The US Office of Management and Budget includes Garner as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which had a population of 1,998,808 as of U.S. Census 2012 Population Estimates.GeographyGarner is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.3sqkm, of which 38.2km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 0.34%, is water.Garner is located entirely within Wake County. There are unincorporated areas of Wake County and Johnston County that have Garner postal addresses, including a portion of the unincorporated, but densely populated, Cleveland Community.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 17,757 people, 6,950 households, and 4,830 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,385.1 people per square mile (534.8/km²). There were 7,252 housing units at an average density of 565.7 per square mile (218.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 67.02% White, 27.13% African American, 0.41% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.77% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.75% of the population.