Galena is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 476 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galena is the 425th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Galena was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Galena real estate is some of the most expensive in Missouri, although Galena house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Galena is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Galena is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Galena who work in sales jobs (18.88%), maintenance occupations (15.82%), and food service (13.27%). It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Galena has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Galena has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Galena than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Galena may be for you. In Galena, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. In terms of college education, the citizens of Galena rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.60% of adults 25 and older in Galena have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Galena in 2022 was $16,175, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $64,700 for a family of four. Galena is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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 Irish, German, English, Norwegian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
