Alpha vs Galva

A side-by-side comparison of Alpha and Galva: population, income, housing, and more.

Alpha and Galva are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galva has the higher population (2,543 vs 801 in Alpha). Alpha has the higher median household income ($75,139 vs $55,446 in Galva). Alpha has the higher median home value ($115,700 vs $77,800 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Alpha	Galva
Population	801	2,543
Median age	43.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$75,139	$55,446
Median home value	$115,700	$77,800
Median gross rent	$957	$777
Housing units	345	1,182
Homeownership rate	84.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alpha	Galva
Population	578 → 801 (+38.6%)	2,541 → 2,543 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$53,594 → $75,139 (+40.2%)	$43,387 → $55,446 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$86,400 → $115,700 (+33.9%)	$70,700 → $77,800 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$732 → $957 (+30.7%)	$528 → $777 (+47.2%)

Alpha

Population

578801

Median household income

$53,594$75,139

Median home value

$86,400$115,700

Median gross rent

$732$957

Galva

Population

2,5412,543

Median household income

$43,387$55,446

Median home value

$70,700$77,800

Median gross rent

$528$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alpha	Galva
Under 5	8.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.9%
18 to 24	6.5%	3.5%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	7.0%	8.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	11.1%	20.2%
65 to 74	14.2%	13.2%
75 and over	7.9%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alpha	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.6%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alpha	Galva
No high school diploma	5.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	33.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	39.8%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.0%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alpha	Galva
Drove alone	87.5%	74.7%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.1%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	1.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alpha	Galva
1-unit, detached	95.1%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Alpha	Galva
Poverty rate	1.4%	20.9%
Average household size	2.51	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	26
Median year structure built	1964	1938