Galena

Population: 2,752
Median household income: $39,968
Median home value: $70,600

Galena, a community in Cherokee County, Kansas, has 2,752 residents. At $39,968, its median household income sits below Cherokee County's $58,274.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galena's population declined 4.8% from 2,892 to 2,752, while its median home value rose 7.6% from $65,600 to $70,600.

17.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.27 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,752
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $39,968
Median home value: $70,600
Median gross rent: $648
Housing units: 1,506
Homeownership rate: 61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,8922,752

Median household income

$32,361$39,968

Median home value

$65,600$70,600

Median gross rent

$653$648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,892	$32,361	$65,600	$653
2020	2,869	$30,649	$58,100	$566
2021	2,786	$32,532	$72,600	$565
2022	2,764	$36,467	$60,500	$621
2023	2,752	$39,968	$70,600	$648

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1710.5%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5419.7%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	268	9.7%
5 to 17	290	10.5%
18 to 24	120	4.4%
25 to 34	326	11.8%
35 to 44	341	12.4%
45 to 54	541	19.7%
55 to 64	355	12.9%
65 to 74	167	6.1%
75 and over	344	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,257	82.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	1.1%
Asian	52	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	374	13.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.6%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's27.4%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	137	6.6%
High school graduate	972	46.9%
Some college or associate's	568	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	330	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	67	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone93.7%

Carpooled0.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,194	93.7%
Carpooled	10	0.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	45	3.5%
Other means	17	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	533	43.4%
15 to 29 min	505	41.1%
30 to 44 min	128	10.4%
45 to 59 min	50	4.1%
60+ min	13	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 17.0% (458 of 2,700)

	Count	Share
Family households	741	62.2%
Nonfamily households	451	37.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,192	79.2%
Vacant	314	20.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	738	61.9%
Renter-occupied	454	38.1%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units1.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,152	76.5%
1-unit, attached	17	1.1%
2 to 4 units	242	16.1%
5 to 19 units	26	1.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	69	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2025100
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 37.0752, -94.6355