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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Galena, IL Bellevue, IA, Dubuque, IA (Sageville), East Dubuque, IL, Elizabeth, IL, Galena, IL, Hazel Green, WI, Maquoketa, IA (Andrew/La Motte), Scales Mound, IL, Shullsburg, WI
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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $172,515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | low cost relative to IL, low cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Rowhouses & attached homes, a few Mobile homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Quiet, Urban Sophisticates, Artsy/funky |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Mixed ages, some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Middle income (near average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some Mexican |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking |
School Rating Information
GALENA USD 120 School District
841 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of IL school districts |
69.0% |
DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
7 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
66.4% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM |
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| STATE AVERAGE 16 |
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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)
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| SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT | GRADES |
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| GALENA HIGH SCHOOL 1206 N FRANKLIN ST, GALENA, IL 61036 (815) 777-0917 |
09-12 |
| GALENA MIDDLE SCHOOL 1230 N FRANKLIN ST, GALENA, IL 61036 (815) 777-2413 |
05-08 |
| GALENA PRIMARY SCHOOL 219 KELLY LN, GALENA, IL 61036 (815) 777-2200 |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 92.6 | 56.4 |
| BLACK (%) | 0.2 | 20.6 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 4.6 | 19.0 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | 21.3 | 37.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
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| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $6,351 | $5,341,000 | 61.0 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $580 | $488,000 | 5.6 |
| STAFF | $182 | $153,000 | 1.7 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $409 | $344,000 | 3.9 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $530 | $446,000 | 5.1 |
| OPERATION | $761 | $640,000 | 7.3 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $603 | $507,000 | 5.8 |
| OTHER | $145 | $122,000 | 1.4 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,210 | $2,700,000 | 30.8 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $856 | $720,000 | 8.2 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $10,417 | $8,761,000 | 100.0 |
Galena EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT  |
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| ADULTS IN Galena WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 19.2 |
| CHILDREN IN Galena LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 5.9 |
Galena Appreciation Rates
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| Since 1990 |  176.12%
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About Galena
Galena is a very small city located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,491 people and just one neighborhood, Galena is the 383rd largest community in Illinois. Galena has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Galena is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galena is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Galena who work in food service (12.06%), sales jobs (12.06%), and office and administrative support jobs (8.23%).
One of the benefits of Galena is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.24 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.
Galena is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
Galena Information and Demographics
The education level of Galena citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.84% of adults in Galena have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Galena in 2000 was $19,773, which is middle income relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $79,092 for a family of four.
The people who call Galena home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Galena is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Galena include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Galena is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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