Galva vs Marquette

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

Galva and Marquette 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 637 in Marquette). Galva has the higher median household income ($87,750 vs $59,400 in Marquette). Galva has the higher median home value ($197,200 vs $87,100 in Marquette).

Population, income & housing

	Galva	Marquette
Population	997	637
Median age	40.8 yrs	51.7 yrs
Median household income	$87,750	$59,400
Median home value	$197,200	$87,100
Median gross rent	$875	$733
Housing units	459	340
Homeownership rate	83.6%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.3%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galva	Marquette
Population	1,015 → 997 (-1.8%)	801 → 637 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$70,625 → $87,750 (+24.2%)	$50,500 → $59,400 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$145,400 → $197,200 (+35.6%)	$85,600 → $87,100 (+1.8%)
Median gross rent	$700 → $875 (+25.0%)	$669 → $733 (+9.6%)

Galva

Population

1,015997

Median household income

$70,625$87,750

Median home value

$145,400$197,200

Median gross rent

$700$875

Marquette

Population

801637

Median household income

$50,500$59,400

Median home value

$85,600$87,100

Median gross rent

$669$733

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galva	Marquette
Under 5	6.0%	3.8%
5 to 17	16.3%	8.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	12.7%	24.2%
75 and over	6.7%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galva	Marquette
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galva	Marquette
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	21.0%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	40.1%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galva	Marquette
Drove alone	90.0%	92.6%
Carpooled	3.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	0.6%
Other means	1.1%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galva	Marquette
1-unit, detached	90.2%	96.8%
1-unit, attached	3.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Galva	Marquette
Poverty rate	6.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.25	2.05
Mean commute (minutes)	20	30
Median year structure built	1985	1938