Galesburg vs Richland

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

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

Galesburg has the higher population (2,122 vs 1,014 in Richland). Richland has the higher median household income ($84,333 vs $50,481 in Galesburg). Richland has the higher median home value ($248,400 vs $104,100 in Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Galesburg	Richland
Population	2,122	1,014
Median age	37.6 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,481	$84,333
Median home value	$104,100	$248,400
Median gross rent	$898	$1,292
Housing units	898	385
Homeownership rate	61.1%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	47.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesburg	Richland
Population	2,150 → 2,122 (-1.3%)	772 → 1,014 (+31.3%)
Median household income	$36,136 → $50,481 (+39.7%)	$74,219 → $84,333 (+13.6%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $104,100 (+40.9%)	$184,100 → $248,400 (+34.9%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $898 (+40.3%)	$850 → $1,292 (+52.0%)

Galesburg

Population

2,1502,122

Median household income

$36,136$50,481

Median home value

$73,900$104,100

Median gross rent

$640$898

Richland

Population

7721,014

Median household income

$74,219$84,333

Median home value

$184,100$248,400

Median gross rent

$850$1,292

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesburg	Richland
Under 5	4.3%	5.5%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	8.3%	10.3%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	16.0%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.9%	10.5%
55 to 64	9.8%	10.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	11.3%
75 and over	7.7%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesburg	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	91.0%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesburg	Richland
No high school diploma	7.4%	2.2%
High school graduate	50.0%	21.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesburg	Richland
Drove alone	83.5%	71.9%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	2.7%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	4.5%	16.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesburg	Richland
1-unit, detached	46.8%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	13.8%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galesburg	Richland
Poverty rate	22.4%	9.4%
Average household size	2.71	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1960	1992