East Dubuque vs Galena

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

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

Galena has the higher population (2,899 vs 1,427 in East Dubuque). East Dubuque has the higher median household income ($62,313 vs $55,765 in Galena). Galena has the higher median home value ($199,700 vs $146,800 in East Dubuque).

Population, income & housing

	East Dubuque	Galena
Population	1,427	2,899
Median age	43.4 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,313	$55,765
Median home value	$146,800	$199,700
Median gross rent	$909	$773
Housing units	756	1,954
Homeownership rate	72.8%	64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	40.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dubuque	Galena
Population	1,706 → 1,427 (-16.4%)	3,249 → 2,899 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $62,313 (+18.7%)	$57,851 → $55,765 (-3.6%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $146,800 (+12.5%)	$150,900 → $199,700 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $909 (+35.9%)	$645 → $773 (+19.8%)

East Dubuque

Population

1,7061,427

Median household income

$52,500$62,313

Median home value

$130,500$146,800

Median gross rent

$669$909

Galena

Population

3,2492,899

Median household income

$57,851$55,765

Median home value

$150,900$199,700

Median gross rent

$645$773

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dubuque	Galena
Under 5	5.0%	5.6%
5 to 17	15.3%	4.8%
18 to 24	7.3%	10.7%
25 to 34	15.3%	6.1%
35 to 44	8.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	13.0%	6.5%
55 to 64	14.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	24.8%
75 and over	12.1%	14.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dubuque	Galena
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	94.8%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dubuque	Galena
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.8%
High school graduate	40.8%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	30.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	25.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dubuque	Galena
Drove alone	81.3%	60.7%
Carpooled	11.9%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	1.0%	11.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	15.0%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dubuque	Galena
1-unit, detached	78.2%	65.9%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	6.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	18.4%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	8.4%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Dubuque	Galena
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.4%
Average household size	1.98	1.67
Mean commute (minutes)	16	14
Median year structure built	1960	1938