East Galesburg vs Knoxville

A side-by-side comparison of East Galesburg and Knoxville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Knoxville has the higher population (3,137 vs 676 in East Galesburg). Knoxville has the higher median household income ($80,385 vs $65,750 in East Galesburg). Knoxville has the higher median home value ($139,900 vs $106,000 in East Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
Population	676	3,137
Median age	51.5 yrs	43.3 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$80,385
Median home value	$106,000	$139,900
Median gross rent	$791	$675
Housing units	344	1,355
Homeownership rate	82.6%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	24.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
Population	615 → 676 (+9.9%)	3,031 → 3,137 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $65,750 (+9.9%)	$57,350 → $80,385 (+40.2%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $106,000 (+2.1%)	$106,100 → $139,900 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $791 (+18.1%)	$649 → $675 (+4.0%)

East Galesburg

Population

615676

Median household income

$59,844$65,750

Median home value

$103,800$106,000

Median gross rent

$670$791

Knoxville

Population

3,0313,137

Median household income

$57,350$80,385

Median home value

$106,100$139,900

Median gross rent

$649$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
Under 5	7.2%	6.0%
5 to 17	8.0%	19.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	4.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	6.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.9%
65 to 74	18.6%	11.0%
75 and over	10.7%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.5%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
Drove alone	85.2%	88.8%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	4.7%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
1-unit, detached	89.5%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	East Galesburg	Knoxville
Poverty rate	13.0%	6.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1969	1959