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Galien, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Galien is a Census village of 470 people across 0.41 square miles of land, in Berrien County. Median household income is $45,221, 78.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $263,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Galien
What Galien is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,144 plus or minus 317
- County holding the largest share of its areaBerrien 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.
Galien
How many people live in Galien
- Population470 plus or minus 130
- Median age35.8
- Population under 18119 plus or minus 47
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over86 plus or minus 27
- Share 65 and over18.3 percent
- Households197 plus or minus 43
- Family households125 plus or minus 39
- Share of households that are families63.5 percent plus or minus 14.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galien
Income and work in Galien
- Median household income$45,221 plus or minus $13,554
- Per capita income$22,557
- Civilian labor force201 plus or minus 60
- Employed187 plus or minus 59
- Unemployed14 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over326 plus or minus 86
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.3 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galien
Housing in Galien
- Housing units202 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units197 plus or minus 43
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 5
- Vacancy rate2.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Owner occupied154 plus or minus 35
- Renter occupied43 plus or minus 24
- Ownership rate78.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$138,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$981
- Annual rent as a share of median income26.0 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Single family units175 plus or minus 37
- Share single family86.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more24 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 4
- Median year structure built1961
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galien
How Galien gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute174 plus or minus 56
- Commuting under 15 minutes17 plus or minus 19
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.8 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more79 plus or minus 33
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.4 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Drove alone88.4 percent
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Galien
SBA loans in Galien (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$263,500
- Average approval$87,833
- Median approval$100,000
- Largest approval$114,000
- Jobs supported23
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term119 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galien, 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.
Galien
Flood risk in Galien
- NFIP communityTownship of Galien
- NFIP community number261108
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/06
The Township of Galien does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261108 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.
Berrien County, not Galien
Berrien County context, not Galien figures
- Establishments in Berrien County3,561
- Covered employment, Berrien County60,626
- Average annual pay, Berrien County$57,009
- Housing units permitted, Berrien County354
Every figure in this section is published for Berrien County as a whole and is not a measurement of Galien.
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
Galien questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Galien, Michigan?
470, in 197 households. Galien village covers 0.41 square miles of land, which is 1,144 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Galien in?
Berrien 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 Galien?
$45,221. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $138,100. Median gross rent is $981 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Galien businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $263,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $100,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Galien, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Galien borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Galien. 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 Galien in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Galien appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Galien, township of, community 261108, 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 Galien figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Berrien 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 Galien.
Is zoning published for Galien?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.