Living in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205, Illinois

Overview

A total of 13,602 households are located in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 area. Among them, 3,054 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.92 people. The total number of children in the region is 7,190 and 7,923 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

4% (1,280) of residents are non-citizens and 10% (2,808) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Galesburg Community Unit School District 205, Illinois
Household	13,602
Population	29,143
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,054 (22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	7,190
Total Students	7,923
Pre-Kindergarten	420
Kindergarten	336
Grade 1-8	2,767
Grade 9-12	1,380
College/Graduate School	3,020
Veterans	27,167
Non-citizen	1,280
Non-English Home Language	2,808
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

27,943 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,031 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,018 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 13,201 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,069	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,201	78.05%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,237	9.47%
Public transportation	86	0.66%
Walked	852	6.52%
Other method	276	2.11%
Worked from home	417	3.19%
Average Commute Time	15 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,201	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	4,330	32.80%
Service	2,821	21.37%
Sales and office	2,638	19.98%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	950	7.20%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,462	18.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,201	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	214	1.62%
Construction	561	4.25%
Manufacturing	1,228	9.30%
Wholesale trade	462	3.50%
Retail trade	1,856	14.06%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	983	7.45%
Information	169	1.28%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	459	3.48%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	574	4.35%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,185	31.70%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,347	10.20%
Other services, except public administration	710	5.38%
Public administration	453	3.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,201	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,996	83.30%
Government workers	1,523	11.54%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	641	4.86%
Unpaid family workers	41	0.31%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $55,199 for the 13,602 households in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 area, Illinois. The average income of a single worker is $25,844. 29,042 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 94.69%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,602	-
Less than $10,000	1,214	8.93%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,343	9.87%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,906	14.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,667	12.26%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,058	15.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,254	16.57%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,344	9.88%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,175	8.64%
$150,000 - $199,999	394	2.90%
More than $200,000	247	1.82%
Median Household Income	$38,907	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$55,199	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,091	-
Less than $10,000	243	3.43%
$10,000 - $14,999	373	5.26%
$15,000 - $24,999	455	6.42%
$25,000 - $34,999	725	10.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,103	15.55%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,495	21.08%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,154	16.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	995	14.03%
$150,000 - $199,999	352	4.96%
More than $200,000	196	2.76%

Median Family Income	$62,648	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$73,879	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,844	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,280	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,280	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,672	-
With health insurance coverage	29,042	94.69%
Public coverage	14,446	47.10%
Private health insurance	19,861	64.75%
Without health insurance coverage	1,630	5.31%

Housing

There are 15,658 housing units in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 area, Illinois with 13,602 units (86.87%) occupied. 8,253 houses (60.67%) are occupied by owner and 5,349 houses (39.33%) are rented. The average housing value is $79,900 and the average rental cost is $637. 8 houses (0.05%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,864 houses (43.84%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,658	-
Occupied	13,602	86.87%
Owner Occupied	8,253	60.67%
Renter Occupied	5,349	39.33%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,203	71.55%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	251	1.60%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	3,500	22.35%
Mobile Homes	704	4.50%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,658	-
Built 2014 or later	8	0.05%
Built 2010 - 2013	102	0.65%
Built 2000 - 2009	472	3.01%
Built 1990 - 1999	882	5.63%
Built 1980 - 1989	887	5.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,071	13.23%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,681	10.74%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,691	17.19%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,864	43.84%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,658	-
1 room	898	5.74%
2 rooms	173	1.10%
3 rooms	1,048	6.69%
4 rooms	2,359	15.07%
5 rooms	3,176	20.28%
6 rooms	3,414	21.80%
7 rooms	1,968	12.57%
8 rooms	1,360	8.69%
9 rooms or more	1,262	8.06%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,658	-
no bedroom	931	5.95%
1 bedroom	1,656	10.58%
2 bedrooms	4,922	31.43%
3 bedrooms	5,821	37.18%
4 bedrooms	1,878	11.99%
5 bedrooms or more	450	2.87%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	8,253	-
Less than $50,000	1,572	19.05%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,931	47.63%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,440	17.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	680	8.24%
$200,000 - $299,999	445	5.39%
$300,000 - $499,999	112	1.36%
$500,000 - $999,999	73	0.88%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$79,900	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,010	-
Less than $500	1,404	28.02%
$500 - $999	3,128	62.44%
$1,000 - $1,499	399	7.96%
$1,500 - $1,999	59	1.18%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	20	0.40%
Median Rental Costs	$637	-

Demographic

A total of 33,227 people lives in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 area, Illinois with 17,141 male and 16,086 female. The males to female ratio is 51.59 to 48.41. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,227	-
Male	17,141	51.59%
Female	16,086	48.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,227	-
Under 5 years	1,635	4.92%
5 - 9 years	1,500	4.51%
10 - 14 years	1,861	5.60%
15 - 19 years	2,335	7.03%
20 - 24 years	2,745	8.26%
25 - 34 years	3,554	10.70%
35 - 44 years	3,859	11.61%
45 - 54 years	3,872	11.65%
55 - 59 years	2,149	6.47%
60 - 64 years	2,726	8.20%
65 - 74 years	3,881	11.68%
75 - 84 years	2,098	6.31%
85 years and older	1,012	3.05%
Median Age	42.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,227	-
One Race	32,515	97.86%
White	26,471	79.67%
Black or African American	4,262	12.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native	201	0.60%
Asian	519	1.56%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1,062	3.20%

Two or more races	712	2.14%
White and Black or African American	380	1.14%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	112	0.34%
White and Asian	81	0.24%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	14	0.04%

Living in Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic