Galena vs Nulato

A side-by-side comparison of Galena and Nulato: population, income, housing, and more.

Galena and Nulato are places in Alaska. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galena has the higher population (565 vs 284 in Nulato). Galena has the higher median household income ($86,250 vs $52,143 in Nulato). Galena has the higher median home value ($96,300 vs $65,000 in Nulato).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Nulato
Population	565	284
Median age	36.1 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$86,250	$52,143
Median home value	$96,300	$65,000
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	363	138
Homeownership rate	73.0%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	6.2%
Unemployment rate	1.9%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Nulato
Population	495 → 565 (+14.1%)	236 → 284 (+20.3%)
Median household income	$72,188 → $86,250 (+19.5%)	$46,500 → $52,143 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$119,800 → $96,300 (-19.6%)	$56,300 → $65,000 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,250 → $1,250 (+0.0%)	—

Galena

Population

495565

Median household income

$72,188$86,250

Median home value

$119,800$96,300

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,250

Nulato

Population

236284

Median household income

$46,500$52,143

Median home value

$56,300$65,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Nulato
Under 5	10.1%	10.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	23.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	3.2%
25 to 34	16.1%	4.2%
35 to 44	18.4%	14.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.6%
55 to 64	7.4%	15.8%
65 to 74	6.4%	12.3%
75 and over	5.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Nulato
White (non-Hispanic)	19.6%	24.6%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69.6%	75.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Nulato
No high school diploma	9.1%	9.0%
High school graduate	32.4%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	2.2%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Nulato
Drove alone	60.3%	28.6%
Carpooled	16.9%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.4%	37.4%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.3%
Other means	5.9%	25.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Nulato
1-unit, detached	94.5%	97.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Nulato
Poverty rate	13.2%	9.9%
Average household size	1.96	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	12	6
Median year structure built	1985	1986