Galien is home to 470 people in Michigan. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 38% less than in Michigan as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $138,100. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 3%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $45,221, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
10% 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 Galien
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate8.2% → 21.5%(+13.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population619 → 470(−24%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$53,858 → $45,221(−16%)US over the same years: +14%
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)16.7%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.7%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.3%(4)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War16.7%(2)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II16.7%(2)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 12 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
Galien, decade by decade
Galien 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
619
$53,858
$78,002
7.4%
0.8
2000
593
$64,213
$128,427
6.8%
7.8
2010
549
$67,842
$123,142
9.9%
12.4
2020
513
$57,098
$112,114
13.0%
14.1
2024
470
$45,221
$138,100
9.5%
31.8
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.
