Galesburg, IL Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	33,706	100.0

Male	16,882	50.1
Female	16,824	49.9

Under 5 years	1,925	5.7
5 to 9 years	1,996	5.9
10 to 14 years	1,986	5.9
15 to 19 years	2,371	7.0
20 to 24 years	2,829	8.4
25 to 34 years	4,333	12.9
35 to 44 years	4,767	14.1
45 to 54 years	4,464	13.2
55 to 59 years	1,551	4.6
60 to 64 years	1,391	4.1
65 to 74 years	2,815	8.4
75 to 84 years	2,297	6.8
85 years and over	981	2.9

Median age (years)	38.1	(X)

18 years and over	26,580	78.9
Male	13,160	39.0
Female	13,420	39.8
21 years and over	24,756	73.4
62 years and over	6,940	20.6
65 years and over	6,093	18.1
Male	2,316	6.9
Female	3,777	11.2

RACE
One race	33,085	98.2
White	28,390	84.2
Black or African American	3,437	10.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	74	0.2
Asian	346	1.0
Asian Indian	120	0.4
Chinese	59	0.2
Filipino	43	0.1
Japanese	23	0.1
Korean	29	0.1
Vietnamese	17	0.1
Other Asian ¹	55	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1	0.0
Some other race	830	2.5
Two or more races	621	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	28,944	85.9
Black or African American	3,803	11.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	205	0.6
Asian	400	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	20	0.1
Some other race	987	2.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	33,706	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,688	5.0
Mexican	1,231	3.7
Puerto Rican	39	0.1
Cuban	15	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	403	1.2
Not Hispanic or Latino	32,018	95.0
White alone	27,688	82.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	33,706	100.0
In households	29,627	87.9
Householder	13,237	39.3
Spouse	5,777	17.1
Child	7,930	23.5
Own child under 18 years	6,320	18.8
Other relatives	1,031	3.1
Under 18 years	483	1.4
Nonrelatives	1,652	4.9
Unmarried partner	820	2.4
In group quarters	4,079	12.1
Institutionalized population	2,561	7.6
Noninstitutionalized population	1,518	4.5

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,237	100.0
Family households (families)	7,896	59.7
With own children under 18 years	3,482	26.3
Married-couple family	5,777	43.6
With own children under 18 years	2,119	16.0
Female householder, no husband present	1,636	12.4
With own children under 18 years	1,098	8.3
Nonfamily households	5,341	40.3
Householder living alone	4,575	34.6
Householder 65 years and over	2,134	16.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,829	28.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,140	31.3

Average household size	2.24	(X)
Average family size	2.87	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,133	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,237	93.7
Vacant housing units	896	6.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	24	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.5	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,237	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	8,511	64.3
Renter-occupied housing units	4,726	35.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.35	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.03	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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