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West Galena township, Jo Daviess County, IL

3,209 Population
9.6 square miles 334 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.8 ±13.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Jo Daviess County: 50.9 ±0.3
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Illinois: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,654 ±$6,331 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Jo Daviess County: $42,797 ±$2,288
  • a little less than the amount in Illinois: $45,104 ±$196
$57,296 ±$18,378 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Jo Daviess County: $74,954 ±$5,135
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Illinois: $81,702 ±$363

8.4% ±5.2% (264  ±163) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Jo Daviess County: 8% † 1,746 (±1.4% / ±313)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Illinois: 11.7% 1,454,217 (±0.2% / ±18,530)

14.1 minutes ±2.9 (22,125  ±5,932) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Jo Daviess County: 21.3 203,090 (±0.4 / ±10,482)
  • about half the figure in Illinois: 28.1 148,440,910 (±0.1 / ±701,124)

Families

1,692 ±162 Number of households
  • Jo Daviess County: 10,385 ±261
  • Illinois: 5,001,904 ±7,673
1.9 ±0.2 (3,146  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Jo Daviess County: 2.1 21,686 (±0.1 / ±24)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Illinois: 2.5 12,414,044

11.4% ±12.4% (55  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Jo Daviess County: 4.8% † 172 (±2.4% / ±85)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 5% 150,099 (±0.1% / ±3,035)

Housing

1,913 ±192 Number of housing units
  • Jo Daviess County: 13,425 ±49
  • Illinois: 5,443,501 ±767

$207,100 ±$25,520 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Jo Daviess County: $193,900 ±$13,265
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Illinois: $250,500 ±$863

6.6% ±6.2% (209  ±197.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Jo Daviess County: 9.9% † 2,151 (±2.7% / ±578.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Illinois: 11.5% 1,442,284 (±0.1% / ±14,975.1)

Social

95.7% ±13.8% (2,222  ±373.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jo Daviess County: 93.4% 15,483 (±4.3% / ±717.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Illinois: 90.3% 7,887,284 (±0.3% / ±22,684.6)
39.6% ±9.5% (919  ±234.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jo Daviess County: 28.8% 4,766 (±2.6% / ±425)
  • a little higher than 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

1.6% ±1.1% (51  ±35) Foreign-born population
  • a little higher than the rate in Jo Daviess County: 1.5% 335
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Illinois: 14.5% 1,833,810

12.4% ±5.8% (327  ±155) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Jo Daviess County: 8.4% † 1,491 (±1.2% / ±207)
  • more than double the rate in Illinois: 5% 493,667 (±0.1% / ±4,919)
327 Total veterans ±155 327 Male ±155 N/A Female ±12

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