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Galva, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Galva is a Census city of 1,002 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in McPherson County. Median household income is $91,167, 85.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Galva
What Galva is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,007 plus or minus 409
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcPherson 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
- Population1,002 plus or minus 204
- Median age44.3
- Population under 18203 plus or minus 68
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Population 65 and over252 plus or minus 62
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent
- Households446
- Family households346 plus or minus 71
- Share of households that are families77.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
Income and work in Galva
- Median household income$91,167
- Per capita income$41,652
- Civilian labor force561 plus or minus 119
- Employed558 plus or minus 119
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate0.5 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over720
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.8 percent plus or minus 24.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
Housing in Galva
- Housing units454
- Occupied units446
- Vacant units8 plus or minus 10
- Vacancy rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Owner occupied381
- Renter occupied65 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate85.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$206,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$924
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units430
- Share single family94.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more3.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 10
- Median year structure built1987
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 commute498
- Commuting under 15 minutes234 plus or minus 72
- Share commuting under 15 minutes47.0 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.1 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Drove alone87.9 percent plus or minus 25.4
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galva
SBA loans in Galva (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,371,200
- Average approval$457,067
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$883,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galva, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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 number200497
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date01/16/09
The City of Galva participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200497 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
McPherson County, not Galva
McPherson County context, not Galva figures
- Establishments in McPherson County876
- Covered employment, McPherson County16,413
- Average annual pay, McPherson County$59,013
- Housing units permitted, McPherson County110
Every figure in this section is published for McPherson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Galva.
All McPherson County figures →
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.
Coverage
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, Kansas?
1,002, in 446 households. Galva city covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 2,007 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?
McPherson 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?
$91,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $206,700. Median gross rent is $924 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.4 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $350,000. 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 1 loan has 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 200497, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 McPherson 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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