Galena is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,207 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galena is the 446th largest community in Illinois. Galena has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Also of interest is that Galena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Galena is also a city of artists. Galena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Galena’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.19% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.53 minutes getting to work every day.

The education level of Galena citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 36.32% of adults in Galena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galena in 2022 was $45,295, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $181,180 for a family of four. However, Galena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Galena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galena include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.