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Galesburg, IL Micro Area

49,294 Population
716.4 square miles 68.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,614 ±$1,149 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$53,291 ±$3,809 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

15.9% ±1.9% (7,220  ±843) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

20.6 minutes ±1.1 (396,505  ±25,467) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

20,765 ±425 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0 (45,350  ±94) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5% ±1.2% (481  ±119) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

23,788 ±55 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$104,900 ±$4,462 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

8.6% ±1% (4,199  ±497.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

89.3% ±2.8% (30,845  ±981.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
20.3% ±1.4% (7,009  ±485.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

3.3% (1,610  ±364) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.1% ±0.7% (2,789  ±275) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
2,789 Total veterans ±275 2,584 Male ±279 205 Female ±76

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