The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Galena has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Galena a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Being a small city, Galena does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The rate of college-level education in Galena is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.53% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Galena in 2022 was $14,048, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $56,192 for a family of four. Galena also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Galena include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
