East Galesburg is a city of 713 people in Illinois. The median age is 50.3, about 11 years above the US median. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $123,700, having more than doubled since 2000. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $79,333, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Galesburg
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.9 → 50.3(+14.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate7.1% → 17.5%(+10.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population818 → 713(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)19.6%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era51%(26)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 51 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
East Galesburg, decade by decade
East Galesburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
818
$73,766
$81,602
8.4%
9.5
2000
839
$75,278
$114,582
19.6%
7.9
2010
812
$64,136
$134,363
9.6%
7.5
2020
763
$69,944
$118,174
25.1%
25.3
2024
713
$79,333
$123,700
28.0%
12.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
