Cambridge vs Galva

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

Cambridge 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 2,184 in Cambridge). Cambridge has the higher median household income ($72,292 vs $55,446 in Galva). Cambridge has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $77,800 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Cambridge	Galva
Population	2,184	2,543
Median age	35.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$72,292	$55,446
Median home value	$120,400	$77,800
Median gross rent	$1,039	$777
Housing units	890	1,182
Homeownership rate	88.4%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cambridge	Galva
Population	2,203 → 2,184 (-0.9%)	2,541 → 2,543 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$59,901 → $72,292 (+20.7%)	$43,387 → $55,446 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$102,600 → $120,400 (+17.3%)	$70,700 → $77,800 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$647 → $1,039 (+60.6%)	$528 → $777 (+47.2%)

Cambridge

Population

2,2032,184

Median household income

$59,901$72,292

Median home value

$102,600$120,400

Median gross rent

$647$1,039

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)

	Cambridge	Galva
Under 5	4.6%	10.3%
5 to 17	20.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.5%
25 to 34	15.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	9.2%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.7%	20.2%
65 to 74	8.3%	13.2%
75 and over	4.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cambridge	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	88.2%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cambridge	Galva
No high school diploma	5.8%	6.3%
High school graduate	36.5%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	40.3%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cambridge	Galva
Drove alone	83.4%	74.7%
Carpooled	8.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	3.9%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cambridge	Galva
1-unit, detached	89.4%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.3%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cambridge	Galva
Poverty rate	7.4%	20.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	1946	1938