Bucyrus vs Galion

A side-by-side comparison of Bucyrus and Galion: population, income, housing, and more.

Bucyrus and Galion are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bucyrus has the higher population (11,619 vs 10,358 in Galion). Bucyrus has the higher median household income ($53,169 vs $45,377 in Galion). Bucyrus has the higher median home value ($122,000 vs $100,900 in Galion).

Population, income & housing

	Bucyrus	Galion
Population	11,619	10,358
Median age	40.8 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$53,169	$45,377
Median home value	$122,000	$100,900
Median gross rent	$735	$741
Housing units	5,570	5,285
Homeownership rate	65.3%	54.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucyrus	Galion
Population	11,853 → 11,619 (-2.0%)	10,074 → 10,358 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$41,314 → $53,169 (+28.7%)	$35,738 → $45,377 (+27.0%)
Median home value	$79,800 → $122,000 (+52.9%)	$71,400 → $100,900 (+41.3%)
Median gross rent	$636 → $735 (+15.6%)	$604 → $741 (+22.7%)

Bucyrus

Population

11,85311,619

Median household income

$41,314$53,169

Median home value

$79,800$122,000

Median gross rent

$636$735

Galion

Population

10,07410,358

Median household income

$35,738$45,377

Median home value

$71,400$100,900

Median gross rent

$604$741

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucyrus	Galion
Under 5	6.8%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	8.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	14.5%	9.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	14.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	13.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	10.9%	14.3%
75 and over	11.9%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucyrus	Galion
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.8%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucyrus	Galion
No high school diploma	11.5%	12.2%
High school graduate	50.1%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucyrus	Galion
Drove alone	84.0%	80.4%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	8.4%
Other means	2.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucyrus	Galion
1-unit, detached	72.6%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	17.8%
5 to 19 units	7.1%	7.9%
20 or more units	3.6%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Bucyrus	Galion
Poverty rate	16.9%	19.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1957	1955