Columbus vs Galena

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

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

Columbus has the higher population (2,902 vs 2,752 in Galena). Galena has the higher median household income ($39,968 vs $39,936 in Columbus). Columbus has the higher median home value ($85,800 vs $70,600 in Galena).

Population, income & housing

	Columbus	Galena
Population	2,902	2,752
Median age	41.9 yrs	46.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,936	$39,968
Median home value	$85,800	$70,600
Median gross rent	$768	$648
Housing units	1,426	1,506
Homeownership rate	59.6%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbus	Galena
Population	3,086 → 2,902 (-6.0%)	2,892 → 2,752 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$35,392 → $39,936 (+12.8%)	$32,361 → $39,968 (+23.5%)
Median home value	$66,200 → $85,800 (+29.6%)	$65,600 → $70,600 (+7.6%)
Median gross rent	$532 → $768 (+44.4%)	$653 → $648 (-0.8%)

Columbus

Population

3,0862,902

Median household income

$35,392$39,936

Median home value

$66,200$85,800

Median gross rent

$532$768

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)

	Columbus	Galena
Under 5	8.1%	9.7%
5 to 17	10.7%	10.5%
18 to 24	10.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	15.3%	11.8%
35 to 44	8.6%	12.4%
45 to 54	8.8%	19.7%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.1%
75 and over	11.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbus	Galena
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	82.0%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.9%	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbus	Galena
No high school diploma	5.5%	6.6%
High school graduate	42.3%	46.9%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbus	Galena
Drove alone	87.9%	93.7%
Carpooled	7.1%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbus	Galena
1-unit, detached	73.5%	76.5%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Columbus	Galena
Poverty rate	19.4%	17.0%
Average household size	2.08	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1967	1962