Galva

Population: 432
Median household income: $70,714
Median home value: $80,700

Galva, a community in Ida County, Iowa, has 432 residents. Its median household income of $70,714 runs above the Ida County figure of $62,841.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galva's population declined 12.0% from 491 to 432, while its median home value rose 34.5% from $60,000 to $80,700.

12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 432
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,714
Median home value: $80,700
Median gross rent: $675
Housing units: 168
Homeownership rate: 78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

491432

Median household income

$48,500$70,714

Median home value

$60,000$80,700

Median gross rent

$534$675

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	491	$48,500	$60,000	$534
2020	420	$50,625	$57,800	$525
2021	385	$53,250	$63,900	$575
2022	444	$66,250	$81,400	$586
2023	432	$70,714	$80,700	$675

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1728.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	6.7%
5 to 17	125	28.9%
18 to 24	40	9.3%
25 to 34	40	9.3%
35 to 44	51	11.8%
45 to 54	36	8.3%
55 to 64	60	13.9%
65 to 74	33	7.6%
75 and over	18	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	391	90.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate40.8%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	8.4%
High school graduate	97	40.8%
Some college or associate's	91	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	21	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	157	80.5%
Carpooled	20	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.1%
Other means	2	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	111	58.1%
15 to 29 min	35	18.3%
30 to 44 min	23	12.0%
45 to 59 min	7	3.7%
60+ min	15	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 20.6% (89 of 432)

	Count	Share
Family households	88	62.0%
Nonfamily households	54	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	142	84.5%
Vacant	26	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	111	78.2%
Renter-occupied	31	21.8%

1-unit, detached86.3%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units1.2%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	145	86.3%
1-unit, attached	4	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2	1.2%
5 to 19 units	12	7.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	3.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1929595
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.5057, -95.4180