Elyria vs Galva

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

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

Galva has the higher population (997 vs 291 in Elyria). Elyria has the higher median household income ($153,264 vs $87,750 in Galva). Elyria has the higher median home value ($430,600 vs $197,200 in Galva).

Population, income & housing

	Elyria	Galva
Population	291	997
Median age	61.1 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$153,264	$87,750
Median home value	$430,600	$197,200
Median gross rent	—	$875
Housing units	168	459
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	85.2%	27.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elyria	Galva
Population	276 → 291 (+5.4%)	1,015 → 997 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$131,173 → $153,264 (+16.8%)	$70,625 → $87,750 (+24.2%)
Median home value	$338,100 → $430,600 (+27.4%)	$145,400 → $197,200 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)

Elyria

Population

276291

Median household income

$131,173$153,264

Median home value

$338,100$430,600

Galva

Population

1,015997

Median household income

$70,625$87,750

Median home value

$145,400$197,200

Median gross rent

$700$875

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elyria	Galva
Under 5	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	16.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	100.0%	9.1%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.7%
75 and over	0.0%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elyria	Galva
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elyria	Galva
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.5%
High school graduate	4.8%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	10.0%	40.1%
Bachelor's degree	79.7%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elyria	Galva
Drove alone	100.0%	90.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elyria	Galva
1-unit, detached	89.3%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	10.7%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Elyria	Galva
Poverty rate	11.7%	6.0%
Average household size	1.73	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1993	1985