Galena vs Kimberling City

A side-by-side comparison of Galena and Kimberling City: population, income, housing, and more.

Galena and Kimberling City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kimberling City has the higher population (2,559 vs 613 in Galena). Kimberling City has the higher median household income ($48,274 vs $42,125 in Galena). Kimberling City has the higher median home value ($237,700 vs $123,900 in Galena).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Kimberling City
Population	613	2,559
Median age	30.1 yrs	60.9 yrs
Median household income	$42,125	$48,274
Median home value	$123,900	$237,700
Median gross rent	$739	$925
Housing units	210	1,627
Homeownership rate	67.0%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	25.2%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	9.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Kimberling City
Population	733 → 613 (-16.4%)	2,665 → 2,559 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$27,292 → $42,125 (+54.3%)	$59,267 → $48,274 (-18.5%)
Median home value	$94,600 → $123,900 (+31.0%)	$158,200 → $237,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $739 (+11.5%)	$542 → $925 (+70.7%)

Galena

Population

733613

Median household income

$27,292$42,125

Median home value

$94,600$123,900

Median gross rent

$663$739

Kimberling City

Population

2,6652,559

Median household income

$59,267$48,274

Median home value

$158,200$237,700

Median gross rent

$542$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Kimberling City
Under 5	6.5%	2.6%
5 to 17	27.9%	10.2%
18 to 24	4.4%	3.4%
25 to 34	16.5%	10.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	8.9%
55 to 64	10.8%	22.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	22.7%
75 and over	5.7%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Kimberling City
White (non-Hispanic)	91.2%	93.7%
Black or African American	2.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Kimberling City
No high school diploma	17.9%	7.2%
High school graduate	40.0%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.7%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Kimberling City
Drove alone	76.6%	69.1%
Carpooled	6.1%	16.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Kimberling City
1-unit, detached	77.1%	68.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	7.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	12.9%	14.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Kimberling City
Poverty rate	37.1%	18.0%
Average household size	3.15	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1963	1985