Galva vs Holstein

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

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

Holstein has the higher population (1,552 vs 432 in Galva). Galva has the higher median household income ($70,714 vs $61,625 in Holstein). Holstein has the higher median home value ($113,200 vs $80,700 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Galva	Holstein
Population	432	1,552
Median age	32.4 yrs	34.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,714	$61,625
Median home value	$80,700	$113,200
Median gross rent	$675	$844
Housing units	168	686
Homeownership rate	78.2%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	31.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galva	Holstein
Population	491 → 432 (-12.0%)	1,294 → 1,552 (+19.9%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $70,714 (+45.8%)	$58,864 → $61,625 (+4.7%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $80,700 (+34.5%)	$98,400 → $113,200 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $675 (+26.4%)	$569 → $844 (+48.3%)

Galva

Population

491432

Median household income

$48,500$70,714

Median home value

$60,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$534$675

Holstein

Population

1,2941,552

Median household income

$58,864$61,625

Median home value

$98,400$113,200

Median gross rent

$569$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galva	Holstein
Under 5	6.7%	6.1%
5 to 17	28.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	9.3%	13.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	7.7%
55 to 64	13.9%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	10.8%
75 and over	4.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galva	Holstein
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galva	Holstein
No high school diploma	8.4%	4.6%
High school graduate	40.8%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	26.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galva	Holstein
Drove alone	80.5%	82.2%
Carpooled	10.3%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	2.7%
Other means	1.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galva	Holstein
1-unit, detached	86.3%	88.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Galva	Holstein
Poverty rate	20.6%	14.7%
Average household size	3.04	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	19	16
Median year structure built	1943	1959