Baxter Springs vs Galena

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

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

Baxter Springs has the higher population (3,863 vs 2,752 in Galena). Baxter Springs has the higher median household income ($60,139 vs $39,968 in Galena). Baxter Springs has the higher median home value ($87,600 vs $70,600 in Galena).

Population, income & housing

	Baxter Springs	Galena
Population	3,863	2,752
Median age	38.2 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,139	$39,968
Median home value	$87,600	$70,600
Median gross rent	$792	$648
Housing units	1,736	1,506
Homeownership rate	71.8%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Baxter Springs	Galena
Population	3,983 → 3,863 (-3.0%)	2,892 → 2,752 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$36,744 → $60,139 (+63.7%)	$32,361 → $39,968 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$68,800 → $87,600 (+27.3%)	$65,600 → $70,600 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $792 (+33.1%)	$653 → $648 (-0.8%)

Baxter Springs

Population

3,9833,863

Median household income

$36,744$60,139

Median home value

$68,800$87,600

Median gross rent

$595$792

Galena

Population

2,8922,752

Median household income

$32,361$39,968

Median home value

$65,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$653$648

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Baxter Springs	Galena
Under 5	4.3%	9.7%
5 to 17	21.9%	10.5%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.3%	19.7%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	6.1%
75 and over	4.2%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Baxter Springs	Galena
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	82.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.1%	1.1%
Asian	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Baxter Springs	Galena
No high school diploma	13.7%	6.6%
High school graduate	27.1%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	41.2%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.4%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Baxter Springs	Galena
Drove alone	84.0%	93.7%
Carpooled	7.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	3.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Baxter Springs	Galena
1-unit, detached	89.6%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	1.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Baxter Springs	Galena
Poverty rate	19.7%	17.0%
Average household size	2.66	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1943	1962