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Galena, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Galena, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,821. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GALENA-IL · Galena, IL 1 ZIPs · 6,821 pop · #8627/25278 · Jo Daviess County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $81,989
  • RANK-UPPER #8627/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Elizabeth
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,821
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $279,000

Nearest income peer: Elizabeth, IL (+ $4,064 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Galena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Galena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Galena, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 34%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,821
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,989
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 61036 (6,821 residents). Household income $81,989 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Galena as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Manchester is the closest lower-income city and Kent the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Galena.

Population concentration

Galena's single ZIP 61036 carries the town

Galena is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61036 is the entire residential footprint (6,821 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Galena's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 283 establishments, 3,360 employees , annual payroll $126,915k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61036 (283 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (56) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Galena, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Jo Daviess County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Galena. See the Jo Daviess County roll-up →

Galena sits in the upper half of Jo Daviess County on income: East Dubuque, Stockton and Warren report less, while Elizabeth reports more. Hanover marks the far end of that range at $45,938, 44% below Galena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61036 6,821 $81,989 283 25
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Galena roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Galena, .