Galesburg, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 31,181 (Urban population: 30,617 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 564 (5 farm, 560 nonfarm))

Galesburg, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,115 (13,234 occupied: 8,478 owner occupied, 4,756 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	33%

Housing density: 835 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $410 (lower quartile is $296, upper quartile is $519)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $467

Median gross rent in Galesburg, IL in 2007: $533

Housing units in Galesburg with a mortgage: 4,377 (346 second mortgage, 509 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,426

Galesburg,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $98,196 (it was $59,700 in 2000)

Galesburg:	$98,196
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,750 - $149,764

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $117,684
Here: $117,684
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,803
Here: $134,803
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $129,104
Here: $129,104
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,326
Here: $108,326
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $179,683
Here: $179,683
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $18,993
Here: $18,993
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,734

In family households: 23,501 (5,882 male householders, 2,054 female householders)
5,959 spouses, 8,119 children (7,418 natural, 134 adopted, 567 stepchildren), 350 grandchildren, 201 brothers or sisters, 156 parents, 196 other relatives, 584 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,233 (2,078 male householders (1,629 living alone)), 3,187 female householders (2,888 living alone)), 968 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,093 (2,431 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,896 2-persons, 1,791 3-persons, 1,344 4-persons, 607 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 130 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,517 1-person, 634 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 15 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

3,959 married couples with children.
2,361 single-parent households (387 men, 1,974 women).

94.5% of residents of Galesburg speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 755 (2.2%)
(47.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galesburg, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 108 4 rooms: 906 5 rooms: 2,307 6 rooms: 2,032 7 rooms: 1,341 8 rooms: 916 9 or more rooms: 845

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg, Illinois:
	1 room: 104 2 rooms: 323 3 rooms: 1,094 4 rooms: 1,300 5 rooms: 949 6 rooms: 585 7 rooms: 184 8 rooms: 95 9 or more rooms: 122

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 139
1995 to 1998: 308
1990 to 1994: 144
1980 to 1989: 628
1970 to 1979: 2,215
1960 to 1969: 1,431
1950 to 1959: 2,099
1940 to 1949: 1,507
1939 or earlier: 5,644

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galesburg:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 243 2 bedrooms: 2,861 3 bedrooms: 3,824 4 bedrooms: 1,330 5 or more bedrooms: 205

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galesburg:
	no bedroom: 132 1 bedroom: 1,606 2 bedrooms: 2,044 3 bedrooms: 772 4 bedrooms: 172 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 440 1 vehicle: 2,884 2 vehicles: 3,691 3 vehicles: 1,118 4 vehicles: 233 5 or more vehicles: 112

Cars and other vehicles available in Galesburg in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,083 1 vehicle: 2,489 2 vehicles: 964 3 vehicles: 157 4 vehicles: 48 5 or more vehicles: 15

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Galesburg, IL:

Less than $10,000: 99
$10,000 to $14,999: 50
$15,000 to $19,999: 59
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 104
$30,000 to $34,999: 111
$35,000 to $39,999: 119
$40,000 to $49,999: 365
$50,000 to $59,999: 528
$60,000 to $69,999: 673
$70,000 to $79,999: 673
$80,000 to $89,999: 619
$90,000 to $99,999: 609
$100,000 to $124,999: 1386
$125,000 to $149,999: 826
$150,000 to $174,999: 467
$175,000 to $199,999: 346
$200,000 to $249,999: 359
$250,000 to $299,999: 145
$300,000 to $399,999: 139
$400,000 to $499,999: 56
$500,000 to $749,999: 35
$750,000 to $999,999: 4
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Galesburg rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Galesburg:

Less than $100: 207 people
$100 to $149: 160
$150 to $199: 225
$200 to $249: 210
$250 to $299: 275
$300 to $349: 403
$350 to $399: 495
$400 to $449: 522
$450 to $499: 400
$500 to $549: 385
$550 to $599: 295
$600 to $649: 192
$650 to $699: 119
$700 to $749: 52
$750 to $799: 30
$800 to $899: 41
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 27
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 68
$2,000 or more: 22
No cash rent: 209

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 188 1990 to 1994: 104 1985 to 1989: 97 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 63 1970 to 1974: 59 1970 to 1974: 26 1965 to 1969: 218

Galesburg, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.2%
Number of people working at home: 262 (1.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 981
5 to 9 minutes: 4471
10 to 14 minutes: 4402
15 to 19 minutes: 1898
20 to 24 minutes: 923
25 to 29 minutes: 125
30 to 34 minutes: 366
35 to 39 minutes: 57
40 to 44 minutes: 65
45 to 59 minutes: 400
60 to 89 minutes: 316
90 or more minutes: 227

Galesburg mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,343 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,612 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 109 (1%)
Railroad: 29 (0%)
Taxi: 96 (1%)
Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 66 (0%)
Walked: 845 (6%)
Other means: 109 (1%)
Worked at home: 262 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1490
$10,000 to $14,999: 1262
$15,000 to $19,999: 1148
$20,000 to $24,999: 1237
$25,000 to $29,999: 1028
$30,000 to $34,999: 1034
$35,000 to $39,999: 818
$40,000 to $44,999: 735
$45,000 to $49,999: 715
$50,000 to $59,999: 1116
$60,000 to $74,999: 1166
$75,000 to $99,999: 803
$100,000 to $124,999: 314
$125,000 to $149,999: 109
$150,000 to $199,999: 108
$200,000 or more: 118

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 4239

German: 4080

United States or American: 2962

Irish: 2704

Swedish: 2636

English: 2139

Italian: 788

French (except Basque): 501

Scotch-Irish: 486

Norwegian: 387

Scottish: 378

Dutch: 366

Polish: 267

European: 213

Subsaharan African:: 193

African: 161

Danish: 111

Welsh: 93

Croatian: 91

Swiss: 82

Belgian: 70

Arab:: 67

British: 65

Scandinavian: 55

Hungarian: 50

Yugoslavian: 48

Russian: 43

Czech: 43

French Canadian: 34

Lithuanian: 32

Lebanese: 30

Pennsylvania German: 25

South African: 24

Greek: 23

Czechoslovakian: 20

Arab/Arabic: 18

Finnish: 16

Slovak: 16

Slovene: 15

Serbian: 15

Moroccan: 11

Canadian: 9

Latvian: 9

Northern European: 9

Zimbabwean: 8

Turkish: 8

Egyptian: 8

Australian: 7

Eastern European: 7

Austrian: 6

Cypriot: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Dutch West Indian: 5

Slavic: 5

Portuguese: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (35%)
Germany (9%)
Venezuela (5%)
Japan (5%)
Hungary (4%)
Philippines (4%)
South Africa (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 25666
Northeast: 464
Midwest: 3816
South: 1968
West: 975

53% of Galesburg residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 115
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 38
7th and 8th grade: 399
9th grade: 364
10th grade: 538
11th grade: 631
12th grade, no diploma: 622
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,567
Less than 1 year of college: 806
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,587
Associate degree: 595
Bachelor's degree: 1,096
Master's degree: 400
Professional school degree: 172
Doctorate degree: 71

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 79
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 427
9th grade: 286
10th grade: 340
11th grade: 379
12th grade, no diploma: 350
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,165
Less than 1 year of college: 1,065
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,825
Associate degree: 936
Bachelor's degree: 1,034
Master's degree: 421
Professional school degree: 158
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 9.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.5%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.4%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 25.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 4.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,924
Black householders: $22,487
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,520
Asian householders: $88,373
Some other race householders: $37,783
Two or more races householders: $25,483
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $44,924

Galesburg household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Galesburg household income for Black householders

Galesburg household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Galesburg household income for Asian householders

Galesburg household income for Some other race householders

Galesburg household income for Two or more races householders

Galesburg household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Galesburg marital status for males

Galesburg marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,642
Black or African American householders: $78,749
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $183,802
Asian householders: $258,630
Some other race householders: $64,698
Two or more races householders: $62,247
Hispanic or Latino householders: $79,729

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,615
One, attached: 280
Two: 1,030
3 or 4: 677
5 to 9: 563
10 to 19: 476
20 to 49: 175
50 or more: 753
Mobile homes: 546

Median worth of mobile homes: $16,086

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Galesburg:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (95%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (28%) Other fuel (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 317

Here:	9.9%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73

Here:	4.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,324

Here:	59.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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