East Dubuque vs The Galena Territory

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

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

The Galena Territory has the higher population (1,644 vs 1,427 in East Dubuque). The Galena Territory has the higher median household income ($112,386 vs $62,313 in East Dubuque). The Galena Territory has the higher median home value ($311,000 vs $146,800 in East Dubuque).

Population, income & housing

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
Population	1,427	1,644
Median age	43.4 yrs	63.6 yrs
Median household income	$62,313	$112,386
Median home value	$146,800	$311,000
Median gross rent	$909	$1,148
Housing units	756	2,090
Homeownership rate	72.8%	97.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	59.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
Population	1,706 → 1,427 (-16.4%)	1,334 → 1,644 (+23.2%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $62,313 (+18.7%)	$88,333 → $112,386 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$130,500 → $146,800 (+12.5%)	$297,400 → $311,000 (+4.6%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $909 (+35.9%)	$1,667 → $1,148 (-31.1%)

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

The Galena Territory

Population

1,3341,644

Median household income

$88,333$112,386

Median home value

$297,400$311,000

Median gross rent

$1,667$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
Under 5	5.0%	1.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	10.1%
18 to 24	7.3%	0.8%
25 to 34	15.3%	2.1%
35 to 44	8.4%	5.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	17.3%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.5%
65 to 74	8.9%	26.8%
75 and over	12.1%	20.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	3.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	5.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
No high school diploma	5.2%	1.5%
High school graduate	40.8%	12.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	28.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
Drove alone	81.3%	56.9%
Carpooled	11.9%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	35.9%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
1-unit, detached	78.2%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	10.6%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	East Dubuque	The Galena Territory
Poverty rate	11.9%	1.4%
Average household size	1.98	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1960	1994