Galena

Population: 613
Median household income: $42,125
Median home value: $123,900

Located in Stone County, Missouri, Galena is a community with a population of 613. At $42,125, its median household income sits below Stone County's $61,323.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galena's population declined 16.4% from 733 to 613, while its median home value rose 31.0% from $94,600 to $123,900.

37.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.15 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 613
Median age: 30.1 yrs
Median household income: $42,125
Median home value: $123,900
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 210
Homeownership rate: 67.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

733613

Median household income

$27,292$42,125

Median home value

$94,600$123,900

Median gross rent

$663$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	733	$27,292	$94,600	$663
2020	768	$27,411	$97,600	$671
2021	538	$27,625	$95,800	$642
2022	584	$29,833	$103,000	$704
2023	613	$42,125	$123,900	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1727.9%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6410.8%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	40	6.5%
5 to 17	171	27.9%
18 to 24	27	4.4%
25 to 34	101	16.5%
35 to 44	91	14.8%
45 to 54	53	8.6%
55 to 64	66	10.8%
65 to 74	29	4.7%
75 and over	35	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	559	91.2%
Black or African American	18	2.9%
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	8	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.9%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree6.7%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	17.9%
High school graduate	150	40.0%
Some college or associate's	123	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	25	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	151	76.6%
Carpooled	12	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	8.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	18	9.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35	19.6%
15 to 29 min	36	20.1%
30 to 44 min	41	22.9%
45 to 59 min	58	32.4%
60+ min	9	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 37.1% (216 of 582)

	Count	Share
Family households	119	64.3%
Nonfamily households	66	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	185	88.1%
Vacant	25	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	124	67.0%
Renter-occupied	61	33.0%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units12.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	162	77.1%
1-unit, attached	3	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	27	12.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2926254
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.8032, -93.4695