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Galva, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Galva is a Census city of 447 people across 0.75 square miles of land, in Ida County. Median household income is $73,750, 75.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $200,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Galva
What Galva is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.75 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land593 plus or minus 180
- County holding the largest share of its areaIda County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
How many people live in Galva
- Population447 plus or minus 136
- Median age34.5 plus or minus 7.3
- Population under 18149 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1833.3 percent
- Population 65 and over47 plus or minus 20
- Share 65 and over10.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Households155 plus or minus 38
- Family households90 plus or minus 30
- Share of households that are families58.1 percent plus or minus 13.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
Income and work in Galva
- Median household income$73,750
- Per capita income$29,715 plus or minus $6,370
- Civilian labor force210 plus or minus 61
- Employed209 plus or minus 61
- Unemployed1 plus or minus 2
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over263 plus or minus 63
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent plus or minus 30.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.9 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
Housing in Galva
- Housing units192 plus or minus 43
- Occupied units155 plus or minus 38
- Vacant units37 plus or minus 20
- Vacancy rate19.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Owner occupied117 plus or minus 29
- Renter occupied38 plus or minus 25
- Ownership rate75.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$80,400 plus or minus $20,987
- Median gross rent, monthly$714
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent
- Single family units169 plus or minus 38
- Share single family88.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 22
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
How Galva gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute203 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes94 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.3 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more48 plus or minus 23
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.6 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone80.2 percent plus or minus 33.1
- Carpooled13.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.3 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Worked from home1.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
SBA loans in Galva (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$200,000
- Average approval$200,000
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galva, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Galva
Flood risk in Galva
- NFIP communityCity of Galva
- NFIP community number190424
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/01/22(M)
The City of Galva participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190424 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ida County, not Galva
Ida County context, not Galva figures
- Establishments in Ida County244
- Covered employment, Ida County3,584
- Average annual pay, Ida County$60,392
- Housing units permitted, Ida County2
Every figure in this section is published for Ida County as a whole and is not a measurement of Galva.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Galva questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Galva, Iowa?
447, in 155 households. Galva city covers 0.75 square miles of land, which is 593 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Galva in?
Ida County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Galva?
$73,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $80,400. Median gross rent is $714 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Galva businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $200,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galva, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Galva borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Galva. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Galva in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Galva appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Galva, city of, community 190424, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Galva figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ida County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Galva.
Is zoning published for Galva?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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