Galena vs Georgetown

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

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

Georgetown has the higher population (3,789 vs 1,618 in Galena). Galena has the higher median household income ($112,411 vs $110,537 in Georgetown). Galena has the higher median home value ($269,000 vs $262,600 in Georgetown).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Georgetown
Population	1,618	3,789
Median age	39.3 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$112,411	$110,537
Median home value	$269,000	$262,600
Median gross rent	—	$874
Housing units	570	1,503
Homeownership rate	98.8%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.2%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Georgetown
Population	1,780 → 1,618 (-9.1%)	3,268 → 3,789 (+15.9%)
Median household income	$77,400 → $112,411 (+45.2%)	$87,500 → $110,537 (+26.3%)
Median home value	$176,200 → $269,000 (+52.7%)	$193,200 → $262,600 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$764 → $874 (+14.4%)

Galena

Population

1,7801,618

Median household income

$77,400$112,411

Median home value

$176,200$269,000

Georgetown

Population

3,2683,789

Median household income

$87,500$110,537

Median home value

$193,200$262,600

Median gross rent

$764$874

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Georgetown
Under 5	7.0%	8.2%
5 to 17	23.9%	28.7%
18 to 24	3.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.4%	9.4%
35 to 44	12.3%	14.4%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.7%
55 to 64	15.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	6.8%
75 and over	3.5%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Georgetown
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Georgetown
No high school diploma	3.2%	10.5%
High school graduate	31.4%	18.5%
Some college or associate's	33.2%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	24.2%	26.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Georgetown
Drove alone	82.0%	73.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.1%	24.3%
Other means	0.8%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Georgetown
1-unit, detached	97.4%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	6.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Georgetown
Poverty rate	0.7%	1.3%
Average household size	3.13	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	26	30
Median year structure built	1988	1998