Galena vs Sunbury

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

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

Sunbury has the higher population (7,335 vs 1,427 in Galena). Galena has the higher median household income ($131,324 vs $103,774 in Sunbury). Galena has the higher median home value ($422,400 vs $337,700 in Sunbury).

Population, income & housing

	Galena	Sunbury
Population	1,427	7,335
Median age	35.9 yrs	33.0 yrs
Median household income	$131,324	$103,774
Median home value	$422,400	$337,700
Median gross rent	$1,240	$1,565
Housing units	438	2,662
Homeownership rate	87.2%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	50.5%	44.6%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena	Sunbury
Population	612 → 1,427 (+133.2%)	5,573 → 7,335 (+31.6%)
Median household income	$93,750 → $131,324 (+40.1%)	$74,583 → $103,774 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$287,500 → $422,400 (+46.9%)	$227,800 → $337,700 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,361 → $1,240 (-8.9%)	$1,041 → $1,565 (+50.3%)

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

Sunbury

Population

5,5737,335

Median household income

$74,583$103,774

Median home value

$227,800$337,700

Median gross rent

$1,041$1,565

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena	Sunbury
Under 5	7.5%	6.5%
5 to 17	19.4%	23.2%
18 to 24	9.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.3%	14.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.8%
55 to 64	13.2%	12.1%
65 to 74	7.9%	6.7%
75 and over	2.4%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena	Sunbury
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	89.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena	Sunbury
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.7%
High school graduate	22.5%	21.1%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	39.3%	31.4%
Graduate or professional degree	11.2%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena	Sunbury
Drove alone	64.9%	75.5%
Carpooled	13.1%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.8%	0.3%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.8%	17.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena	Sunbury
1-unit, detached	99.3%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	0.2%	12.7%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	10.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galena	Sunbury
Poverty rate	7.4%	6.2%
Average household size	3.32	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	2004	2005