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Galena, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Galena is a Census town of 728 people across 0.37 square miles of land, in Kent County. Median household income is $88,958, 68.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Galena
What Galena is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,992 plus or minus 720
- County holding the largest share of its areaKent 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.
Galena
How many people live in Galena
- Population728 plus or minus 263
- Median age38.8 plus or minus 13.9
- Population under 1864 plus or minus 40
- Share under 188.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over144 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Households363 plus or minus 124
- Family households191 plus or minus 83
- Share of households that are families52.6 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galena
Income and work in Galena
- Median household income$88,958 plus or minus $23,303
- Per capita income$44,729
- Civilian labor force529 plus or minus 234
- Employed519 plus or minus 231
- Unemployed10 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over555 plus or minus 176
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.1 percent plus or minus 38.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher32.8 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galena
Housing in Galena
- Housing units379 plus or minus 125
- Occupied units363 plus or minus 124
- Vacant units16 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied248 plus or minus 90
- Renter occupied115 plus or minus 88
- Ownership rate68.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$281,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$863 plus or minus $503
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Single family units305 plus or minus 98
- Share single family80.5 percent plus or minus 37.1
- Units in buildings of two or more74 plus or minus 74
- Share in buildings of two or more19.5 percent plus or minus 18.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galena
How Galena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute432 plus or minus 182
- Commuting under 15 minutes84 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes19.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more168 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Drove alone86.4 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home7.9 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galena
SBA loans in Galena (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$50,000
- Average approval$50,000
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galena, 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.
Galena
Flood risk in Galena
- NFIP communityTown of Galena
- NFIP community number240096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/09/14
The Town of Galena participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240096 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.
Kent County, not Galena
Kent County context, not Galena figures
- Establishments in Kent County570
- Covered employment, Kent County7,648
- Average annual pay, Kent County$52,881
- Housing units permitted, Kent County48
Every figure in this section is published for Kent County as a whole and is not a measurement of Galena.
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
Galena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Galena, Maryland?
728, in 363 households. Galena town covers 0.37 square miles of land, which is 1,992 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Galena in?
Kent 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 Galena?
$88,958. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $281,000. Median gross rent is $863 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Galena businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $50,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Galena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Galena. 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 Galena in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Galena appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Galena, town of, community 240096, 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 Galena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kent 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 Galena.
Is zoning published for Galena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.