Galesburg vs Stark

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

Galesburg and Stark 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 81 in Stark). Stark has the higher median household income ($66,250 vs $59,375 in Galesburg). Stark has the higher median home value ($131,300 vs $88,600 in Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Galesburg	Stark
Population	184	81
Median age	27.0 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$66,250
Median home value	$88,600	$131,300
Housing units	64	38
Homeownership rate	81.6%	59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesburg	Stark
Population	190 → 184 (-3.2%)	74 → 81 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$37,102 → $59,375 (+60.0%)	$30,208 → $66,250 (+119.3%)
Median home value	$45,000 → $88,600 (+96.9%)	$38,000 → $131,300 (+245.5%)
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

Stark

Population

7481

Median household income

$30,208$66,250

Median home value

$38,000$131,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesburg	Stark
Under 5	10.3%	3.7%
5 to 17	20.1%	11.1%
18 to 24	14.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	16.3%	7.4%
35 to 44	15.8%	23.5%
45 to 54	8.2%	16.0%
55 to 64	4.3%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.0%	16.0%
75 and over	4.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesburg	Stark
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	98.8%
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%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	28.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesburg	Stark
No high school diploma	2.9%	1.4%
High school graduate	29.4%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	44.1%	63.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.8%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesburg	Stark
Drove alone	78.9%	51.1%
Carpooled	21.1%	22.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	26.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesburg	Stark
1-unit, detached	96.9%	92.1%
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%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Galesburg	Stark
Poverty rate	19.6%	30.0%
Average household size	3.76	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	73
Median year structure built	1976	1938