Galesburg vs South Mound

A side-by-side comparison of Galesburg and South Mound: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Galesburg has the higher population (184 vs 17 in South Mound). Since 2019, Galesburg's population has grown faster (-3.2% vs -37.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Galesburg	South Mound
Population	184	17
Median age	27.0 yrs	—
Median household income	$59,375	—
Median home value	$88,600	—
Housing units	64	9
Homeownership rate	81.6%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesburg	South Mound
Population	190 → 184 (-3.2%)	27 → 17 (-37.0%)
Median household income	$37,102 → $59,375 (+60.0%)	—
Median home value	$45,000 → $88,600 (+96.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$638 → $750 (+17.6%)	—

Galesburg

Population

190184

Median household income

$37,102$59,375

Median home value

$45,000$88,600

Median gross rent

$638$750

South Mound

Population

2717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesburg	South Mound
Under 5	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.2%	0.0%
55 to 64	4.3%	100.0%
65 to 74	6.0%	0.0%
75 and over	4.9%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesburg	South Mound
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	28.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesburg	South Mound
No high school diploma	2.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	29.4%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesburg	South Mound
Drove alone	78.9%	100.0%
Carpooled	21.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesburg	South Mound
1-unit, detached	96.9%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galesburg	South Mound
Poverty rate	19.6%	0.0%
Average household size	3.76	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	28	—
Median year structure built	1976	—