East Galesburg vs Oak Run

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

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

Oak Run has the higher population (722 vs 676 in East Galesburg). Oak Run has the higher median household income ($120,972 vs $65,750 in East Galesburg). Oak Run has the higher median home value ($280,600 vs $106,000 in East Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
Population	676	722
Median age	51.5 yrs	60.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$120,972
Median home value	$106,000	$280,600
Median gross rent	$791	—
Housing units	344	633
Homeownership rate	82.6%	98.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	33.9%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
Population	615 → 676 (+9.9%)	556 → 722 (+29.9%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $65,750 (+9.9%)	$79,750 → $120,972 (+51.7%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $106,000 (+2.1%)	$240,000 → $280,600 (+16.9%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $791 (+18.1%)	—

East Galesburg

Population

615676

Median household income

$59,844$65,750

Median home value

$103,800$106,000

Median gross rent

$670$791

Oak Run

Population

556722

Median household income

$79,750$120,972

Median home value

$240,000$280,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.0%	17.5%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.3%
25 to 34	13.2%	0.6%
35 to 44	6.8%	10.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	8.0%
55 to 64	17.2%	28.1%
65 to 74	18.6%	28.1%
75 and over	10.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	98.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
No high school diploma	7.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	27.5%	15.7%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	20.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
Drove alone	85.2%	74.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	17.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	8.1%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
1-unit, detached	89.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Galesburg	Oak Run
Poverty rate	13.0%	4.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1969	1998