Galena vs Weir

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

Galena and Weir 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 910 in Weir). Weir has the higher median household income ($51,625 vs $39,968 in Galena). Galena has the higher median home value ($70,600 vs $55,400 in Weir).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Weir
Population	2,752	910
Median age	46.7 yrs	14.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,968	$51,625
Median home value	$70,600	$55,400
Median gross rent	$648	$638
Housing units	1,506	296
Homeownership rate	61.9%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Weir
Population	2,892 → 2,752 (-4.8%)	659 → 910 (+38.1%)
Median household income	$32,361 → $39,968 (+23.5%)	$33,500 → $51,625 (+54.1%)
Median home value	$65,600 → $70,600 (+7.6%)	$52,600 → $55,400 (+5.3%)
Median gross rent	$653 → $648 (-0.8%)	$545 → $638 (+17.1%)

Galena

Population

2,8922,752

Median household income

$32,361$39,968

Median home value

$65,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$653$648

Weir

Population

659910

Median household income

$33,500$51,625

Median home value

$52,600$55,400

Median gross rent

$545$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Weir
Under 5	9.7%	18.0%
5 to 17	10.5%	36.3%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	11.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.7%
45 to 54	19.7%	5.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	5.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	2.9%
75 and over	12.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Weir
White (non-Hispanic)	82.0%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Weir
No high school diploma	6.6%	13.8%
High school graduate	46.9%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.2%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Weir
Drove alone	93.7%	86.1%
Carpooled	0.8%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Weir
1-unit, detached	76.5%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16.1%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	1.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.6%	31.4%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Weir
Poverty rate	17.0%	17.4%
Average household size	2.27	3.94
Mean commute (minutes)	17	25
Median year structure built	1962	1971