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. Galena has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Galena spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.61 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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.