Language Spoken At Home in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,239 | 100% |
English only | 28,253 | 93.4% |
Language other than English | 1,986 | 6.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 607 | 2.0% |
Spanish | 1,320 | 4.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 395 | 1.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 360 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 123 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 216 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 90 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,038 | 100% |
American | 2,141 | 6.7% |
Arab | 58 | 0.2% |
Czech | 116 | 0.4% |
Danish | 150 | 0.5% |
Dutch | 978 | 3.1% |
English | 2,911 | 9.1% |
French (except Basque) | 546 | 1.7% |
French Canadian | 109 | 0.3% |
German | 6,126 | 19.1% |
Greek | 20 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 38 | 0.1% |
Irish | 4,056 | 12.7% |
Italian | 966 | 3.0% |
Lithuanian | 22 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 306 | 1.0% |
Polish | 545 | 1.7% |
Portuguese | 87 | 0.3% |
Russian | 66 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 517 | 1.6% |
Scottish | 469 | 1.5% |
Slovak | 51 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 970 | 3.0% |
Swedish | 2,878 | 9.0% |
Swiss | 72 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 6 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 282 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 78 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,202 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,984 | 52.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,859 | 21.7% |
Married-couple family | 4,774 | 36.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,509 | 11.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 570 | 4.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 295 | 2.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,640 | 12.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,055 | 8.0% |
Nonfamily households | 6,218 | 47.1% |
Householder living alone | 5,403 | 40.9% |
65 years and over | 2,585 | 19.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,237 | 24.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 4,414 | 33.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 27,924 | 100% |
Householder | 13,202 | 47.3% |
Spouse | 4,794 | 17.2% |
Child | 7,252 | 26.0% |
Other relatives | 970 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 1,706 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 1,020 | 3.7% |
Marital Status in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 13,529 | 100% |
Never married | 5,858 | 43.3% |
Now married, except separated | 5,234 | 38.7% |
Separated | 163 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 557 | 4.1% |
Divorced | 1,717 | 12.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,358 | 100% |
Never married | 4,200 | 31.4% |
Now married, except separated | 5,019 | 37.6% |
Separated | 172 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 1,647 | 12.3% |
Divorced | 2,320 | 17.4% |
Fertility in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 348 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 138 | 39.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 30 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 97 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 8 | 0% |
Grandparents in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 464 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 321 | 69.2% |
Less than 1 year | 50 | 10.8% |
1 or 2 years | 33 | 7.1% |
3 or 4 years | 122 | 26.3% |
5 or more years | 116 | 25.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 321 | 100% |
Who are female | 140 | 43.6% |
Who are married | 241 | 75.1% |
School Enrollment in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,648 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 521 | 6.8% |
Kindergarten | 391 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,768 | 36.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,430 | 18.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,538 | 33.2% |
Educational Attainment in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,943 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,296 | 5.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,468 | 11.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,176 | 37.3% |
Some college, no degree | 4,696 | 21.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,779 | 8.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,959 | 8.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,569 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 82.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.1% |
Veteran Status in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,817 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,806 | 10.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,529 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,606 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 6,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 266 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 17,784 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,245 | 12.6% |
65 years and over | 5,598 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,095 | 37.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 31,656 | 100% |
Same house | 27,447 | 86.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,010 | 12.7% |
Same county | 2,055 | 6.5% |
Different county | 1,955 | 6.2% |
Same state | 1,424 | 4.5% |
Different state | 531 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 199 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 32,038 | 100% |
Native | 30,832 | 96.2% |
Born in United States | 30,589 | 95.5% |
State of residence | 24,646 | 76.9% |
Different state | 5,943 | 18.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 243 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 1,206 | 3.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,206 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 405 | 33.6% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 801 | 66.4% |
Year of Entry in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,449 | 100% |
Native | 243 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 243 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,206 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 117 | 9.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,089 | 90.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Galesburg City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,206 | 100% |
Europe | 123 | 10.2% |
Asia | 266 | 22.1% |
Africa | 175 | 14.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 620 | 51.4% |
Northern America | 22 | 1.8% |