Battle Creek vs Galva

A side-by-side comparison of Battle Creek and Galva: population, income, housing, and more.

Battle Creek and Galva are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Battle Creek has the higher population (822 vs 432 in Galva). Galva has the higher median household income ($70,714 vs $59,519 in Battle Creek). Galva has the higher median home value ($80,700 vs $72,300 in Battle Creek).

Population, income & housing

	Battle Creek	Galva
Population	822	432
Median age	47.6 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,519	$70,714
Median home value	$72,300	$80,700
Median gross rent	$450	$675
Housing units	418	168
Homeownership rate	79.9%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	12.6%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Battle Creek	Galva
Population	748 → 822 (+9.9%)	491 → 432 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$49,563 → $59,519 (+20.1%)	$48,500 → $70,714 (+45.8%)
Median home value	$53,400 → $72,300 (+35.4%)	$60,000 → $80,700 (+34.5%)
Median gross rent	$496 → $450 (-9.3%)	$534 → $675 (+26.4%)

Battle Creek

Population

748822

Median household income

$49,563$59,519

Median home value

$53,400$72,300

Median gross rent

$496$450

Galva

Population

491432

Median household income

$48,500$70,714

Median home value

$60,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$534$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Battle Creek	Galva
Under 5	1.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	20.3%	28.9%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.3%
25 to 34	3.3%	9.3%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.8%
45 to 54	14.1%	8.3%
55 to 64	15.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	12.5%	7.6%
75 and over	12.8%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Battle Creek	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	90.5%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Battle Creek	Galva
No high school diploma	5.4%	8.4%
High school graduate	42.4%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	43.2%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Battle Creek	Galva
Drove alone	79.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	2.9%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	6.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.3%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Battle Creek	Galva
1-unit, detached	84.2%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10.0%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Battle Creek	Galva
Poverty rate	8.2%	20.6%
Average household size	2.18	3.04
Mean commute (minutes)	16	19
Median year structure built	1938	1943