Comstock Northwest vs Galesburg

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

Comstock Northwest and Galesburg are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Comstock Northwest has the higher population (5,190 vs 2,122 in Galesburg). Comstock Northwest has the higher median household income ($73,290 vs $50,481 in Galesburg). Comstock Northwest has the higher median home value ($233,100 vs $104,100 in Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
Population	5,190	2,122
Median age	35.9 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$73,290	$50,481
Median home value	$233,100	$104,100
Median gross rent	$1,022	$898
Housing units	2,734	898
Homeownership rate	39.0%	61.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.7%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
Population	6,318 → 5,190 (-17.9%)	2,150 → 2,122 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$56,416 → $73,290 (+29.9%)	$36,136 → $50,481 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$146,900 → $233,100 (+58.7%)	$73,900 → $104,100 (+40.9%)
Median gross rent	$805 → $1,022 (+27.0%)	$640 → $898 (+40.3%)

Comstock Northwest

Population

6,3185,190

Median household income

$56,416$73,290

Median home value

$146,900$233,100

Median gross rent

$805$1,022

Galesburg

Population

2,1502,122

Median household income

$36,136$50,481

Median home value

$73,900$104,100

Median gross rent

$640$898

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
Under 5	4.4%	4.3%
5 to 17	9.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	13.2%	8.3%
25 to 34	18.3%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	16.0%
45 to 54	4.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	9.8%
65 to 74	11.5%	10.0%
75 and over	8.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	81.1%
Black or African American	17.3%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	5.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.8%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
No high school diploma	5.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	28.3%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.1%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
Drove alone	83.0%	83.5%
Carpooled	5.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	10.6%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
1-unit, detached	40.5%	46.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	30.5%	8.5%
20 or more units	19.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.4%	29.6%

Poverty & households

	Comstock Northwest	Galesburg
Poverty rate	4.4%	22.4%
Average household size	1.97	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	18	23
Median year structure built	1993	1960