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A town of 192.

Population
192
residents
Median home value
$145K
Census ACS
Household income
$84K
median
Median age
37.3
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Small town

192 people, and everyone knows the way

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.

79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
79High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Galena

Most working residents leave Galena for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (13%), Ponca (10%) and Omaha (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

2%work in town

Where working residents work

In Galena2%
Sioux City13%
Ponca10%
Omaha5%
Lincoln4%
22 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Galena
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Galena has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 36 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–32°
Spring36–60°
Summer61–83°
Fall38–62°
Oct 4
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Galena is

Galena beats the Nebraska average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.

32 measures vs. Nebraska
0 better20 too close to call12 worse
What stands outGalenaNE
More adults with COPD8.3%6.1%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth16.5%12.4%
More smokers17%13.2%
Providence Medical Center
18.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

0% of Galena is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 22,861 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Martinsburg Park—1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Galena for work

Where Galena’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

13% → Sioux City Sioux City 13% 10% → Ponca Ponca 10% 5% → Omaha Omaha 5% 4% → Lincoln Lincoln 4% 3% → Wakefield Wakefield 3% 3% → Wayne Wayne 3% Galena · 2% stay
43jobs based in Galena
2%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Galena

Township in Nebraska, United States

Galena Township is one of thirteen townships in Dixon County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 241.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
36 sq mi
Elevation
1,276 ft

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