Galen, NY (New York) Houses and Residents
Galen: | $121,420 |
New York: | $400,400 |
Total population: 4,290 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 4,441 (210 farm, 4,231 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,804 (1,644 occupied: 1,286 owner occupied, 358 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 22% |
State: | 46% |
Housing density: 30 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $95,939.
Median contract rent in 2022: $644 (lower quartile is $523, upper quartile is $798)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $588
Median gross rent in Galen, NY in 2022: $907
Housing units in Galen with a mortgage: 577 (38 second mortgage, 72 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 283
Household type by relationship:
Households: 92,382- In family households: 78,251 (18,060 male householders, 7,244 female householders)
19,384 spouses, 27,003 children (24,936 natural, 549 adopted, 1,518 stepchildren), 1,761 grandchildren, 476 brothers or sisters, 575 parents, foster children, 607 other relatives, 2,704 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 14,131 (5,601 male householders (4,242 living alone)), 5,680 female householders (4,709 living alone)), 2,850 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,390 (965 institutionalized population)
17,772 married couples with children.
5,951 single-parent households (1,743 men, 4,208 women).
94.3% of residents of Galen speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 29% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 99 (2.3%)
(46.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 4.9 |
State: | 3.8 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galen, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 351 bedroom
- 2222 bedrooms
- 6733 bedrooms
- 2674 bedrooms
- 895+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galen, New York
- 0no bedroom
- 1061 bedroom
- 1282 bedrooms
- 1043 bedrooms
- 134 bedrooms
- 75+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Galen in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 23no vehicle
- 3621 vehicle
- 6092 vehicles
- 2123 vehicles
- 644 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Galen in renter-occupied apartments
- 97no vehicle
- 1411 vehicle
- 1172 vehicles
- 33 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galen, New York
- 01 room
- 52 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 774 rooms
- 2185 rooms
- 3136 rooms
- 2377 rooms
- 2128 rooms
- 2189+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galen, New York
- 01 room
- 162 rooms
- 693 rooms
- 724 rooms
- 1185 rooms
- 406 rooms
- 97 rooms
- 278 rooms
- 79+ rooms
Galen, NY household income distribution
- 1,583Less than $10,000
- 2,204$10,000 to $19,999
- 2,348$20,000 to $29,999
- 2,682$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,375$40,000 to $49,999
- 2,037$50,000 to $59,999
- 2,755$60,000 to $74,999
- 4,468$75,000 to $99,999
- 3,720$100,000 to $124,999
- 2,158$125,000 to $149,999
- 2,171$150,000 to $199,999
- 1,712$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.8%
Number of people working at home: 240 (12.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 160
- 5 to 9 minutes: 232
- 10 to 14 minutes: 264
- 15 to 19 minutes: 191
- 20 to 24 minutes: 258
- 25 to 29 minutes: 80
- 30 to 34 minutes: 208
- 35 to 39 minutes: 79
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 128
- 60 to 89 minutes: 92
- 90 or more minutes: 29
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,453 (78.1%)
- Carpooled: 206 (11.1%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1.1%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0.6%)
- Walked: 63 (3.4%)
- Worked at home: 106 (5.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Galen, New York
- 371995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 131980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 41965 to 1969
- 26Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- German: 924 (18.3%)
- Italian: 839 (16.6%)
- Irish: 712 (14.1%)
- English: 659 (13.0%)
- Other: 437 (8.7%)
- United States: 422 (8.4%)
- Dutch: 411 (8.1%)
- French: 179 (3.5%)
- Scottish: 148 (2.9%)
- Polish: 132 (2.6%)
- French Canadian: 58 (1.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 24 (0.5%)
- Portuguese: 21 (0.4%)
- Ukrainian: 20 (0.4%)
- Hungarian: 18 (0.4%)
- Swiss: 18 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 13 (0.3%)
- Swedish: 8 (0.2%)
- Slovak: 6 (0.1%)
- Danish: 3 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Galen: | 41.2% (33) |
New York: | 4.2% (161,189) |
Galen: | 20.0% (16) |
New York: | 3.8% (147,729) |
Galen: | 16.2% (13) |
New York: | 1.4% (54,876) |
Galen: | 8.8% (7) |
New York: | 1.8% (69,327) |
Galen: | 8.8% (7) |
New York: | 1.1% (43,314) |
Galen: | 5.0% (4) |
New York: | 6.0% (233,766) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,811
- Other state: 533
- Northeast: 279
- Midwest: 57
- South: 164
- West: 33
70% of Galen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New York.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 13
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 22
- 7th and 8th grade: 101
- 9th grade: 56
- 10th grade: 70
- 11th grade: 40
- 12th grade, no diploma: 55
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 532
- Less than 1 year of college: 113
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 141
- Associate degree: 90
- Bachelor's degree: 111
- Master's degree: 32
- Professional school degree: 5
- Doctorate degree: 3
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 24
- Nursery to 4th grade: 10
- 5th and 6th grade: 7
- 7th and 8th grade: 76
- 9th grade: 40
- 10th grade: 57
- 11th grade: 62
- 12th grade, no diploma: 9
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 742
- Less than 1 year of college: 73
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 168
- Associate degree: 115
- Bachelor's degree: 86
- Master's degree: 24
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,247
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 131
- 3 or 4: 119
- 5 to 9: 82
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 198
Median worth of mobile homes: $62,562
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%
- 46.1%Utility gas
- 25.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.1%Wood
- 3.0%Electricity
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 53.9%Utility gas
- 22.3%Electricity
- 14.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.2%Wood
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 14.3% |
New York: | 14.0% |
Here: | 5.7% |
New York: | 13.2% |
Here: | 33.6% |
New York: | 38.2% |