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Galesburg, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,022 (it was $59,700 in 2000)
Galesburg:

$91,022
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $66,172 - $132,809

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $117,273
Here:

$117,273
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $91,078
Here:

$91,078
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $74,642
Here:

$74,642
State:

$299,638

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,834
Here:

$287,834
State:

$318,887

Mobile homes: $24,136
Here:

$24,136
State:

$78,855

Total population: 31,659 (All urban)

Houses: 14,516 (12,668 occupied: 7,671 owner occupied, 5,160 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

40%
State:

33%

Housing density: 859 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $44,148.

Median contract rent in 2022: $517 (lower quartile is $393, upper quartile is $685)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $635


Median gross rent in Galesburg, IL in 2022: $673

Housing units in Galesburg with a mortgage: 3,822 (346 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 286 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 47

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,129

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $49,184

Median monthly housing costs: $697

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Galesburg, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1947

Median year apartment built: 1959

Household type by relationship:

Households: 29,511
  • Male householders: 5,646 (2,475 living alone), Female householders: 6,790 (3,153 living alone)
  • 4,165 spouses (4,113 opposite-sex spouses), 1,004 unmarried partners, (973 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,353 children (5,997 natural, 122 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 314 grandchildren, 426 brothers or sisters, 140 parents, 19 foster children, 203 other relatives, 623 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,823

Size of family households: 3,136 2-persons, 1,488 3-persons, 874 4-persons, 477 5-persons, 96 6-persons, 119 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,929 1-person, 685 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 17 5-persons.

2,642 married couples with children.
1,880 single-parent households (483 men, 1,397 women).

90.1% of residents of Galesburg speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (28% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,555 (5.3%)
(21.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galesburg, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galesburg, Illinois
  • 0no bedroom
  • 2621 bedroom
  • 2,0992 bedrooms
  • 3,5583 bedrooms
  • 1,4344 bedrooms
  • 3205+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg, Illinois
  • 333no bedroom
  • 1,7751 bedroom
  • 1,8072 bedrooms
  • 9813 bedrooms
  • 2464 bedrooms
  • 185+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 374no vehicle
  • 2,9521 vehicle
  • 2,7712 vehicles
  • 1,0753 vehicles
  • 4044 vehicles
  • 965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,379no vehicle
  • 2,9631 vehicle
  • 6532 vehicles
  • 1093 vehicles
  • 374 vehicles
  • 195+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galesburg, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galesburg, Illinois
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 843 rooms
  • 7474 rooms
  • 1,6865 rooms
  • 1,7316 rooms
  • 1,2047 rooms
  • 1,1468 rooms
  • 1,0749+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg, Illinois
  • 3331 room
  • 1772 rooms
  • 1,2423 rooms
  • 1,0094 rooms
  • 1,1325 rooms
  • 7446 rooms
  • 3047 rooms
  • 1378 rooms
  • 829+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Galesburg, IL
  • Galesburg, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Galesburg, IL in 2022
  • 1,283Less than $10,000
  • 2,183$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,349$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,252$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,457$40,000 to $49,999
  • 715$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,282$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,378$75,000 to $99,999
  • 920$100,000 to $124,999
  • 480$125,000 to $149,999
  • 435$150,000 to $199,999
  • 198$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Galesburg, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Galesburg, IL in 2022
  • 189Less than $10,000
  • 39$10,000 to $14,999
  • 51$15,000 to $19,999
  • 176$20,000 to $24,999
  • 58$25,000 to $29,999
  • 127$30,000 to $34,999
  • 47$35,000 to $39,999
  • 355$40,000 to $49,999
  • 564$50,000 to $59,999
  • 735$60,000 to $69,999
  • 998$70,000 to $79,999
  • 813$80,000 to $89,999
  • 510$90,000 to $99,999
  • 779$100,000 to $124,999
  • 575$125,000 to $149,999
  • 544$150,000 to $174,999
  • 236$175,000 to $199,999
  • 148$200,000 to $249,999
  • 122$250,000 to $299,999
  • 185$300,000 to $399,999
  • 56$400,000 to $499,999
  • 69$500,000 to $749,999
  • 19$750,000 to $999,999
  • 11$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Galesburg, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Galesburg, IL in 2022
  • 84Less than $100
  • 50$100 to $149
  • 179$150 to $199
  • 85$200 to $249
  • 264$250 to $299
  • 191$300 to $349
  • 358$350 to $399
  • 525$400 to $449
  • 430$450 to $499
  • 693$500 to $549
  • 217$550 to $599
  • 520$600 to $649
  • 258$650 to $699
  • 322$700 to $749
  • 209$750 to $799
  • 282$800 to $899
  • 29$900 to $999
  • 127$1,000 to $1,249
  • 62$1,250 to $1,499
  • 66$1,500 to $1,999
  • 53$2,000 to $2,499
  • 8$3,500 or more
  • 223No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.0%
Number of people working at home: 603 (5.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 764
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,938
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,825
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,796
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 620
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 275
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 379
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 50
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 117
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 366
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 400
  • 90 or more minutes: 148
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Galesburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 12,192 (78.0%)
  • Carpooled: 1,705 (10.9%)
  • Bus: 85 (0.5%)
  • Taxi: 213 (1.4%)
  • Bicycle: 35 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 509 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 603 (3.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.9%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 13.6%Males
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 35.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.4%Males
  • 12.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 18.2%Males
  • 5.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Galesburg, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Galesburg, Illinois
  • 1,0452010 or later
  • 2102000 to 2009
  • 2191990 to 1999
  • 971980 to 1989
  • 1221970 to 1979
  • 244Before 1970
Ancestries in Galesburg, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,529 (11.3%)
  • German: 1,529 (11.3%)
  • American: 1,485 (11.0%)
  • Irish: 1,354 (10.0%)
  • Swedish: 529 (3.9%)
  • African: 493 (3.7%)
  • European: 232 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 194 (1.4%)
  • Norwegian: 124 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 117 (0.9%)
  • Italian: 115 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 69 (0.5%)
  • Belgian: 49 (0.4%)
  • French: 41 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 38 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 34 (0.3%)
  • Portuguese: 32 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 30 (0.2%)
  • British: 28 (0.2%)
  • Northern European: 21 (0.2%)
  • Czech: 21 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 19 (0.1%)
  • Dutch: 14 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 11 (0.08%)
  • Ethiopian: 11 (0.08%)
  • Ghanaian: 11 (0.08%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 10 (0.07%)
  • Yugoslavian: 9 (0.07%)
  • Danish: 8 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 8 (0.06%)
  • Austrian: 8 (0.06%)
  • Lithuanian: 7 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 5 (0.04%)
  • Celtic: 5 (0.04%)
  • Hungarian: 5 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 3 (0.02%)
  • Welsh: 3 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Galesburg:

23.2% (360)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

Congo
Galesburg:

14.9% (231)
Illinois:

0.1% (1,142)

Nicaragua
Galesburg:

9.1% (141)
Illinois:

0.1% (1,954)

India
Galesburg:

8.0% (125)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Brazil
Galesburg:

6.2% (96)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,778)

Vietnam
Galesburg:

5.2% (81)
Illinois:

1.2% (22,269)

Philippines
Galesburg:

4.8% (75)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
Galesburg:

4.0% (62)
Illinois:

0.2% (4,414)

Honduras
Galesburg:

3.9% (61)
Illinois:

0.6% (10,762)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Galesburg:

3.5% (54)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

Sri Lanka
Galesburg:

3.2% (50)
Illinois:

0.1% (1,403)

Spain
Galesburg:

2.6% (40)
Illinois:

0.2% (2,861)

Africa, n.e.c.
Galesburg:

1.8% (28)
Illinois:

0.3% (5,397)

Ethiopia
Galesburg:

1.7% (27)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,775)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 22,068
  • Other state: 5,519
  • Northeast: 518
  • Midwest: 2,430
  • South: 1,562
  • West: 1,005

89.5% of Galesburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72.5% lived in Illinois.


Galesburg:

89.5%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 287
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 30
  • 5th and 6th grade: 135
  • 7th and 8th grade: 218
  • 9th grade: 229
  • 10th grade: 461
  • 11th grade: 393
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 224
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,041
  • Less than 1 year of college: 703
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,306
  • Associate degree: 812
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,291
  • Master's degree: 300
  • Professional school degree: 83
  • Doctorate degree: 132
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 121
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 54
  • 5th and 6th grade: 61
  • 7th and 8th grade: 62
  • 9th grade: 37
  • 10th grade: 322
  • 11th grade: 164
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 119
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,938
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,109
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,207
  • Associate degree: 1,495
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,292
  • Master's degree: 880
  • Professional school degree: 28
  • Doctorate degree: 126
Educational Attainment for Females
Galesburg marital status for males
Galesburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 9,997
  • One, attached: 203
  • Two: 671
  • 3 or 4: 615
  • 5 to 9: 730
  • 10 to 19: 672
  • 20 to 49: 111
  • 50 or more: 919
  • Mobile homes: 595

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,126

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 9.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 8.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 16 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Galesburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Galesburg, IL
  • 89.4%Utility gas
  • 9.6%Electricity
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.2%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Galesburg, IL
  • 56.1%Utility gas
  • 41.4%Electricity
  • 1.7%Other fuel
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 200
Here:

9.3%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 85
Here:

7.5%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,270
Here:

61.3%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability