Moving to Galesburg, Illinois
About Galesburg, Illinois

Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States. The city is 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Peoria. At the 2010 census, its population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County and the principal city of the Galesburg Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Knox and Warren counties.
Galesburg is home to Knox College, a private four-year liberal arts college, and Carl Sandburg College, a two-year community college.
A 496-acre (201 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galesburg Historic District.
Gender
Gender | Galesburg | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 48.2% | 50.9% | 50.8% |
Male | 51.8% | 49.1% | 49.2% |
Gender
Female Male
Household Income
< $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more
Income | Galesburg | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 10% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 8.8% | 3.7% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 15.5% | 8.1% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 12.7% | 8.1% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 14.8% | 11.2% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 15.6% | 16.7% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 10.4% | 12.9% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 8% | 16.6% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 3% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 1.2% | 8.8% | 8.3% |
Education
< 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree
Education | Galesburg | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 3% | 5% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 11% | 6% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 35% | 26% | 27.0% |
Other College | 22% | 20% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 8% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 11% | 22% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 6% | 10% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 1% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other
Ethnicity | Galesburg | Illinois | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 75% | 60.8% | 60.1% |
African American | 13.4% | 13.9% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.7% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 1.7% | 2.2% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 7.7% | 17.2% | 18.2% |
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