Galena vs Riverton

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

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

Galena has the higher population (2,752 vs 683 in Riverton). Riverton has the higher median household income ($93,281 vs $39,968 in Galena). Riverton has the higher median home value ($131,800 vs $70,600 in Galena).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Riverton
Population	2,752	683
Median age	46.7 yrs	47.1 yrs
Median household income	$39,968	$93,281
Median home value	$70,600	$131,800
Median gross rent	$648	$668
Housing units	1,506	279
Homeownership rate	61.9%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Riverton
Population	2,892 → 2,752 (-4.8%)	741 → 683 (-7.8%)
Median household income	$32,361 → $39,968 (+23.5%)	$42,955 → $93,281 (+117.2%)
Median home value	$65,600 → $70,600 (+7.6%)	$87,200 → $131,800 (+51.1%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $648 (-0.8%)	$607 → $668 (+10.0%)

Galena

Population

2,8922,752

Median household income

$32,361$39,968

Median home value

$65,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$653$648

Riverton

Population

741683

Median household income

$42,955$93,281

Median home value

$87,200$131,800

Median gross rent

$607$668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Riverton
Under 5	9.7%	12.6%
5 to 17	10.5%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	19.7%	15.2%
55 to 64	12.9%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	13.8%
75 and over	12.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Riverton
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	97.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.6%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Riverton
No high school diploma	6.6%	1.6%
High school graduate	46.9%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Riverton
Drove alone	93.7%	73.1%
Carpooled	0.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	22.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Riverton
1-unit, detached	76.5%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Riverton
Poverty rate	17.0%	0.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	17	24
Median year structure built	1962	1983