Galena vs Ostrander

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

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

Galena has the higher population (1,427 vs 993 in Ostrander). Ostrander has the higher median household income ($144,821 vs $131,324 in Galena). Ostrander has the higher median home value ($438,400 vs $422,400 in Galena).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Ostrander
Population	1,427	993
Median age	35.9 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$131,324	$144,821
Median home value	$422,400	$438,400
Median gross rent	$1,240	$1,000
Housing units	438	296
Homeownership rate	87.2%	96.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	47.5%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Ostrander
Population	612 → 1,427 (+133.2%)	998 → 993 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$93,750 → $131,324 (+40.1%)	$93,750 → $144,821 (+54.5%)
Median home value	$287,500 → $422,400 (+46.9%)	$235,300 → $438,400 (+86.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,361 → $1,240 (-8.9%)	$892 → $1,000 (+12.1%)

Galena

Population

6121,427

Median household income

$93,750$131,324

Median home value

$287,500$422,400

Median gross rent

$1,361$1,240

Ostrander

Population

998993

Median household income

$93,750$144,821

Median home value

$235,300$438,400

Median gross rent

$892$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Ostrander
Under 5	7.5%	8.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	24.2%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.3%	8.9%
35 to 44	15.4%	20.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.2%
75 and over	2.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Ostrander
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	93.4%
Black or African American	5.1%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Ostrander
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	22.5%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	17.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Ostrander
Drove alone	64.9%	70.2%
Carpooled	13.1%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	24.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Ostrander
1-unit, detached	99.3%	98.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Ostrander
Poverty rate	7.4%	4.0%
Average household size	3.32	3.51
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	2004	2001