Galena is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,250 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galena is the 446th largest community in Illinois. 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.

Of important note, Galena is also a city of artists. Galena has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Galena’s character.

Also of interest is that Galena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Galena telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 15.05% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Galena’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

One of the benefits of Galena is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.61 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The citizens of Galena are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.17% of adults in Galena have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Galena in 2022 was $45,030, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $180,120 for a family of four. However, Galena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galena include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.