Galva vs Lindsborg

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

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

Lindsborg has the higher population (3,773 vs 997 in Galva). Galva has the higher median household income ($87,750 vs $69,559 in Lindsborg). Galva has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $178,200 in Lindsborg).

Population, income & housing

	Galva	Lindsborg
Population	997	3,773
Median age	40.8 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$87,750	$69,559
Median home value	$197,200	$178,200
Median gross rent	$875	$942
Housing units	459	1,631
Homeownership rate	83.6%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	45.3%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galva	Lindsborg
Population	1,015 → 997 (-1.8%)	3,301 → 3,773 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $87,750 (+24.2%)	$52,813 → $69,559 (+31.7%)
Median home value	$145,400 → $197,200 (+35.6%)	$154,300 → $178,200 (+15.5%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)	$668 → $942 (+41.0%)

Galva

Population

1,015997

Median household income

$70,625$87,750

Median home value

$145,400$197,200

Median gross rent

$700$875

Lindsborg

Population

3,3013,773

Median household income

$52,813$69,559

Median home value

$154,300$178,200

Median gross rent

$668$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galva	Lindsborg
Under 5	6.0%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.3%	12.3%
18 to 24	7.9%	16.9%
25 to 34	11.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	16.5%	9.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	5.7%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.7%	12.6%
75 and over	6.7%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galva	Lindsborg
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galva	Lindsborg
No high school diploma	11.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	21.0%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	27.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galva	Lindsborg
Drove alone	90.0%	78.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.0%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galva	Lindsborg
1-unit, detached	90.2%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Galva	Lindsborg
Poverty rate	6.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.25	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1985	1966