What is the population of Galena town?

Galena town has 766 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #356 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Galena town?

Median household income in Galena town is $87,188 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Galena town?

Median gross rent is $850 a month and the median home value is $273,100, so rent absorbs about 11.7% of median household income.

Is Galena town affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Galena town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Galena, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Galena, Maryland (Galena, MD — Census place “Galena town”) is 766 residents, ranking #356 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $87,188, the median home is worth $273,100 and median gross rent runs $850 a month. Looking for the Galena Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Galena, MD: 21635.

Population: 766Galena town residents
Median household income: $87,188Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $273,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $850Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65.3%Owner-occupied households

Galena ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Galena.

The Galena MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

21635

What the numbers mean in Galena town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Galena town median would spend about 11.7% 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 3.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 2% of residents and 65.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Galena town, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Galena town is a very small community in Maryland, with 766 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #356 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 33% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Galena town earn a median of $87,188 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538 and 20% below the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Galena town is valued at $273,100, 10% below the national figure and 31% below the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $850 a month, 39.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.1×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 766 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Galena town against its county rather than against national figures.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Galena town?: Galena town has 766 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #356 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Galena town?: Median household income in Galena town is $87,188 a year, 11% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Galena town?: Median gross rent is $850 a month and the median home value is $273,100, so rent absorbs about 11.7% of median household income.
Is Galena town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.1× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Galena town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 11.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Galena town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.