Galesburg vs South Gull Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Galesburg and South Gull Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Gull Lake has the higher population (2,145 vs 2,122 in Galesburg). South Gull Lake has the higher median household income ($236,094 vs $50,481 in Galesburg). Since 2019, South Gull Lake's population has grown faster (+73.5% vs -1.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
Population	2,122	2,145
Median age	37.6 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$50,481	$236,094
Median home value	$104,100	—
Median gross rent	$898	—
Housing units	898	998
Homeownership rate	61.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	82.9%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
Population	2,150 → 2,122 (-1.3%)	1,236 → 2,145 (+73.5%)
Median household income	$36,136 → $50,481 (+39.7%)	$79,265 → $236,094 (+197.9%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $104,100 (+40.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$640 → $898 (+40.3%)	$1,086 → $1,115 (+2.7%)

Galesburg

Population

2,1502,122

Median household income

$36,136$50,481

Median home value

$73,900$104,100

Median gross rent

$640$898

South Gull Lake

Population

1,2362,145

Median household income

$79,265$236,094

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,115

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
Under 5	4.3%	10.6%
5 to 17	20.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	3.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	4.5%
35 to 44	16.0%	18.7%
45 to 54	8.9%	5.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	22.6%
65 to 74	10.0%	10.1%
75 and over	7.7%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	96.7%
Black or African American	5.9%	0.4%
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%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
No high school diploma	7.4%	0.0%
High school graduate	50.0%	5.1%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	45.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
Drove alone	83.5%	45.0%
Carpooled	4.1%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	7.4%
Bicycle	4.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	43.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
1-unit, detached	46.8%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galesburg	South Gull Lake
Poverty rate	22.4%	0.7%
Average household size	2.71	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1960	1979