Atkinson vs Galva

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

Atkinson 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 988 in Atkinson). Galva has the higher median household income ($55,446 vs $53,712 in Atkinson). Atkinson has the higher median home value ($116,900 vs $77,800 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Galva
Population	988	2,543
Median age	45.1 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$53,712	$55,446
Median home value	$116,900	$77,800
Median gross rent	$725	$777
Housing units	538	1,182
Homeownership rate	76.6%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.8%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Galva
Population	1,248 → 988 (-20.8%)	2,541 → 2,543 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $53,712 (-4.5%)	$43,387 → $55,446 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$102,400 → $116,900 (+14.2%)	$70,700 → $77,800 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $725 (-22.7%)	$528 → $777 (+47.2%)

Atkinson

Population

1,248988

Median household income

$56,250$53,712

Median home value

$102,400$116,900

Median gross rent

$938$725

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)

	Atkinson	Galva
Under 5	2.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	14.5%	15.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	3.5%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.8%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.1%	20.2%
65 to 74	17.3%	13.2%
75 and over	8.4%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.3%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Galva
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.3%
High school graduate	50.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Galva
Drove alone	72.6%	74.7%
Carpooled	19.2%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	4.9%	7.0%
Other means	1.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Galva
1-unit, detached	86.1%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	1.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Galva
Poverty rate	7.2%	20.9%
Average household size	1.88	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1954	1938