People QuickFacts Galesburg Illinois Population, 2011 estimate 32,193 12,869,257 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 32,195 12,830,632 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.0% 0.3% Population, 2010 32,195 12,830,632 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.5% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 19.7% 24.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 18.1% 12.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.5% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 81.1% 71.5% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.5% 14.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.9% 4.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.3% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 6.9% 15.8% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 78.0% 63.7%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 85.6% 86.1% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.1% 13.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 5.6% 21.7% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 82.2% 86.2% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 14.0% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.0 28.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 59.9% 69.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 24.9% 33.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $72,800 $202,500 Households, 2006-2010 13,024 4,769,951 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.13 2.61 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $18,799 $28,782 Median household income 2006-2010 $33,510 $55,735 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 20.8% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Galesburg Illinois Total number of firms, 2007 2,130 1,123,817 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 9.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 33.0% 30.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 363,987 257,760,713 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 109,744 231,082,768 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 618,269 165,450,520 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $19,764 $12,947 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 60,203 25,469,026     Geography QuickFacts Galesburg Illinois Land area in square miles, 2010 17.75 55,518.93 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,813.8 231.1 FIPS Code 28326 17 Counties Knox County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts