Alaska · Census place 27530
Galena city, AK
Quick answer
Galena city has 565 residents, ranking #118 of 355 places in Alaska. Median household income is $86,250, the median home is worth $96,300 and median gross rent runs $1,250 a month.
- Population
- 565Galena city residents
- Median household income
- $86,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,250Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 73%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Galena city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Galena city median would spend about 17.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 13.2% of residents and 73% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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