Galien vs New Troy

A side-by-side comparison of Galien and New Troy: population, income, housing, and more.

Galien and New Troy are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galien has the higher population (519 vs 379 in New Troy). New Troy has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $51,458 in Galien). New Troy has the higher median home value ($174,400 vs $126,300 in Galien).

Population, income & housing

	Galien	New Troy
Population	519	379
Median age	31.9 yrs	33.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,458	$60,250
Median home value	$126,300	$174,400
Median gross rent	$993	$975
Housing units	220	171
Homeownership rate	69.7%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galien	New Troy
Population	473 → 519 (+9.7%)	487 → 379 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$53,750 → $51,458 (-4.3%)	$46,667 → $60,250 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $126,300 (+38.3%)	$131,900 → $174,400 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $993 (+25.4%)	$728 → $975 (+33.9%)

Galien

Population

473519

Median household income

$53,750$51,458

Median home value

$91,300$126,300

Median gross rent

$792$993

New Troy

Population

487379

Median household income

$46,667$60,250

Median home value

$131,900$174,400

Median gross rent

$728$975

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galien	New Troy
Under 5	7.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.0%
18 to 24	7.3%	17.7%
25 to 34	17.1%	14.2%
35 to 44	16.2%	5.0%
45 to 54	8.1%	13.2%
55 to 64	8.7%	20.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	4.7%
75 and over	5.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galien	New Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	80.5%
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	6.6%	16.1%
Two or more races	5.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galien	New Troy
No high school diploma	14.5%	7.4%
High school graduate	31.0%	62.6%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galien	New Troy
Drove alone	85.6%	88.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	6.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galien	New Troy
1-unit, detached	83.2%	95.9%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galien	New Troy
Poverty rate	17.7%	29.1%
Average household size	2.46	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1958	1960