Galesburg vs Schoolcraft

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

Galesburg and Schoolcraft 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 1,268 in Schoolcraft). Schoolcraft has the higher median household income ($82,813 vs $50,481 in Galesburg). Schoolcraft has the higher median home value ($208,300 vs $104,100 in Galesburg).

Population, income & housing

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
Population	2,122	1,268
Median age	37.6 yrs	36.3 yrs
Median household income	$50,481	$82,813
Median home value	$104,100	$208,300
Median gross rent	$898	$863
Housing units	898	530
Homeownership rate	61.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	28.1%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
Population	2,150 → 2,122 (-1.3%)	1,332 → 1,268 (-4.8%)
Median household income	$36,136 → $50,481 (+39.7%)	$59,737 → $82,813 (+38.6%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $104,100 (+40.9%)	$125,200 → $208,300 (+66.4%)
Median gross rent	$640 → $898 (+40.3%)	$708 → $863 (+21.9%)

Galesburg

Population

2,1502,122

Median household income

$36,136$50,481

Median home value

$73,900$104,100

Median gross rent

$640$898

Schoolcraft

Population

1,3321,268

Median household income

$59,737$82,813

Median home value

$125,200$208,300

Median gross rent

$708$863

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
Under 5	4.3%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.8%
35 to 44	16.0%	14.4%
45 to 54	8.9%	12.9%
55 to 64	9.8%	12.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	8.0%
75 and over	7.7%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	93.1%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	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	8.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
No high school diploma	7.4%	3.6%
High school graduate	50.0%	24.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	43.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
Drove alone	83.5%	79.6%
Carpooled	4.1%	11.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
1-unit, detached	46.8%	75.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	6.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galesburg	Schoolcraft
Poverty rate	22.4%	7.3%
Average household size	2.71	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	23	21
Median year structure built	1960	1964