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Galesburg, IL

29,653 Population
17.8 square miles 1,669.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.2 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 42.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,294 ±$1,336 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $29,614 ±$1,149
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$45,213 ±$3,805 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $53,291 ±$3,809
  • about half the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

20.7% ±2.7% (5,403  ±703) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 15.9% † 7,220 (±1.9% / ±843)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

16.2 minutes ±1.2 (175,265  ±16,524) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 20.6 396,505 (±1.1 / ±25,467)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

12,513 ±369 Number of households
  • the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 20,765 ±425
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
2.1 ±0.1 (25,924  ±103) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 2.2 45,350 (±0 / ±94)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

6% ±1.9% (356  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 5% † 481 (±1.2% / ±119)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

14,217 ±291 Number of housing units
  • the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 23,788 ±55
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$89,800 ±$5,036 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: $104,900 ±$4,462
  • about one-third of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

10.2% ±1.5% (2,986  ±425.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 8.6% † 4,199 (±1% / ±497.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

85.7% ±3.7% (17,680  ±811) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 89.3% 30,845 (±2.8% / ±981.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
19.3% ±2% (3,976  ±417.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 20.3% 7,009 (±1.4% / ±485.4)
  • about half the rate in Illinois: 37.2% 3,249,494 (±0.2% / ±13,788.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.1% ±1.2% (1,500  ±358) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 3.3% 1,610
  • about one-third of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

6.7% ±1% (1,642  ±242) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Galesburg, IL Micro Area: 7.1% 2,789 (±0.7% / ±275)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
1,642 Total veterans ±242 1,548 Male ±238 94 Female ±56

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