Galena

Population: 1,427
Median household income: $131,324
Median home value: $422,400

Galena, a community in Delaware County, Ohio, has 1,427 residents. At $131,324, its median household income sits in line with Delaware County's $130,088.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galena's population grew 133.2% from 612 to 1,427, while its median home value rose 46.9% from $287,500 to $422,400.

50.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,427
Median age: 35.9 yrs
Median household income: $131,324
Median home value: $422,400
Median gross rent: $1,240
Housing units: 438
Homeownership rate: 87.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6121,427

Median household income

$93,750$131,324

Median home value

$287,500$422,400

Median gross rent

$1,361$1,240

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	612	$93,750	$287,500	$1,361
2020	753	$102,083	$299,300	$1,364
2021	1,022	$107,778	$322,600	$986
2022	1,205	$119,091	$382,600	$956
2023	1,427	$131,324	$422,400	$1,240

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4415.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	7.5%
5 to 17	277	19.4%
18 to 24	138	9.7%
25 to 34	175	12.3%
35 to 44	220	15.4%
45 to 54	174	12.2%
55 to 64	189	13.2%
65 to 74	113	7.9%
75 and over	34	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,236	86.6%
Black or African American	73	5.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	35	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	56	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate22.5%

Some college or associate's24.8%

Bachelor's degree39.3%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.2%
High school graduate	204	22.5%
Some college or associate's	224	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	356	39.3%
Graduate or professional degree	101	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone64.9%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home18.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	460	64.9%
Carpooled	93	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	1.8%
Bicycle	7	1.0%
Worked from home	133	18.8%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	55	9.5%
15 to 29 min	264	45.8%
30 to 44 min	219	38.0%
45 to 59 min	22	3.8%
60+ min	16	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.32
Poverty rate: 7.4% (106 of 1,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	83.3%
Nonfamily households	72	16.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2004

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	430	98.2%
Vacant	8	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	375	87.2%
Renter-occupied	55	12.8%

1-unit, detached99.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	435	99.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.2%
5 to 19 units	2	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3929148
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 40.2253, -82.8762