East Galesburg vs Yates City

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

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

East Galesburg has the higher population (676 vs 636 in Yates City). East Galesburg has the higher median household income ($65,750 vs $61,500 in Yates City). East Galesburg has the higher median home value ($106,000 vs $94,600 in Yates City).

Population, income & housing

	East Galesburg	Yates City
Population	676	636
Median age	51.5 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$65,750	$61,500
Median home value	$106,000	$94,600
Median gross rent	$791	$625
Housing units	344	320
Homeownership rate	82.6%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Galesburg	Yates City
Population	615 → 676 (+9.9%)	832 → 636 (-23.6%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $65,750 (+9.9%)	$49,904 → $61,500 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$103,800 → $106,000 (+2.1%)	$82,400 → $94,600 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$670 → $791 (+18.1%)	$728 → $625 (-14.1%)

East Galesburg

Population

615676

Median household income

$59,844$65,750

Median home value

$103,800$106,000

Median gross rent

$670$791

Yates City

Population

832636

Median household income

$49,904$61,500

Median home value

$82,400$94,600

Median gross rent

$728$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Galesburg	Yates City
Under 5	7.2%	10.1%
5 to 17	8.0%	9.1%
18 to 24	6.2%	3.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	17.9%
35 to 44	6.8%	14.0%
45 to 54	12.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	17.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	18.6%	16.8%
75 and over	10.7%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Galesburg	Yates City
White (non-Hispanic)	96.4%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Galesburg	Yates City
No high school diploma	7.7%	6.7%
High school graduate	27.5%	40.9%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Galesburg	Yates City
Drove alone	85.2%	89.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	2.6%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.0%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Galesburg	Yates City
1-unit, detached	89.5%	92.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	7.8%
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	Yates City
Poverty rate	13.0%	5.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.16
Mean commute (minutes)	22	33
Median year structure built	1969	1951