Galva vs Ida Grove

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

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

Ida Grove has the higher population (1,904 vs 432 in Galva). Galva has the higher median household income ($70,714 vs $63,194 in Ida Grove). Ida Grove has the higher median home value ($96,000 vs $80,700 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Galva	Ida Grove
Population	432	1,904
Median age	32.4 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$70,714	$63,194
Median home value	$80,700	$96,000
Median gross rent	$675	$671
Housing units	168	1,094
Homeownership rate	78.2%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	20.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galva	Ida Grove
Population	491 → 432 (-12.0%)	2,000 → 1,904 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$48,500 → $70,714 (+45.8%)	$49,688 → $63,194 (+27.2%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $80,700 (+34.5%)	$100,600 → $96,000 (-4.6%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $675 (+26.4%)	$496 → $671 (+35.3%)

Galva

Population

491432

Median household income

$48,500$70,714

Median home value

$60,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$534$675

Ida Grove

Population

2,0001,904

Median household income

$49,688$63,194

Median home value

$100,600$96,000

Median gross rent

$496$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galva	Ida Grove
Under 5	6.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	28.9%	16.5%
18 to 24	9.3%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.3%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	12.1%
55 to 64	13.9%	17.2%
65 to 74	7.6%	8.9%
75 and over	4.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galva	Ida Grove
White (non-Hispanic)	90.5%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	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%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galva	Ida Grove
No high school diploma	8.4%	5.7%
High school graduate	40.8%	37.8%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galva	Ida Grove
Drove alone	80.5%	86.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.2%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	2.1%	5.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galva	Ida Grove
1-unit, detached	86.3%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	2.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Galva	Ida Grove
Poverty rate	20.6%	8.4%
Average household size	3.04	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	19	15
Median year structure built	1943	1958