Colona vs Galva

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

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

Colona has the higher population (5,189 vs 2,543 in Galva). Colona has the higher median household income ($76,558 vs $55,446 in Galva). Colona has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $77,800 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Colona	Galva
Population	5,189	2,543
Median age	40.8 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$76,558	$55,446
Median home value	$152,100	$77,800
Median gross rent	$881	$777
Housing units	2,342	1,182
Homeownership rate	83.1%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Colona	Galva
Population	5,096 → 5,189 (+1.8%)	2,541 → 2,543 (+0.1%)
Median household income	$67,647 → $76,558 (+13.2%)	$43,387 → $55,446 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$123,700 → $152,100 (+23.0%)	$70,700 → $77,800 (+10.0%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $881 (+8.1%)	$528 → $777 (+47.2%)

Colona

Population

5,0965,189

Median household income

$67,647$76,558

Median home value

$123,700$152,100

Median gross rent

$815$881

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)

	Colona	Galva
Under 5	4.2%	10.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.1%	3.5%
25 to 34	11.4%	12.5%
35 to 44	16.3%	8.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	20.2%
65 to 74	8.6%	13.2%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Colona	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	87.1%	88.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Colona	Galva
No high school diploma	9.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	44.3%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	9.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Colona	Galva
Drove alone	84.7%	74.7%
Carpooled	7.4%	11.0%
Public transit	0.3%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.7%	7.0%
Other means	0.9%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Colona	Galva
1-unit, detached	89.4%	90.8%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.4%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Colona	Galva
Poverty rate	3.1%	20.9%
Average household size	2.46	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1968	1938