City safety & data profile

GalionOH

Galion, OH is a 10K-resident city in Crawford County with a median household income of $52,176.

Crawford County, Ohio. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Galion, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Galion has a population larger than 1% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $112,700, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 2%
By size
$52,176
Median income (place)
$112,700
Median home (place)
15.2%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Galion

Galion posts a median household income higher than 12% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Galion area.

Bottom 13%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Galion

Where Galion income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$52,176 Bottom 12% higher than 12% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Galion $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in OH

Population among 185 OH places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbus is the largest OH city on this list; Powell leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in OH

Median household income among the same 185-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Powell posts the highest place-level median income in OH; Columbus is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Galion, OH beyond the headline numbers

Galion sits inside Crawford County, Ohio, at roughly 40.73°N, -82.79°W. Population 10,127, $52,176 median household income. Median home value $112,700, median rent $803. Poverty rate 15.2%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Galion, 3/5 avg rating, 0 with an ER.

Poverty in Galion, OH stands at 15.2%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Galion runs about 2.2 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.7% of Galion workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, coronary heart disease departs furthest from its peer median: 8.8% in Galion, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,757 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Galion workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 42.9 years, Galion's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Galion from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,127
Galion · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$52,176
-42% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$112,700
-73% vs avg
Median Age (place)
42.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Crawford County): Galion's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
42K-4%
Median Income
$58,044+42%
Median Home Value
$136,700+57%
Poverty Rate
11.8%-29%
Unemployment
4.7%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Galion, OH
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$803/mo
Poverty Rate
15.2% +23% vs avg
Unemployment 5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 14.7%
Work From Home 8.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 95.8%
African American 0.3%
Asian 0.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
40%
Short Sleep Duration
39.8%
High Blood Pressure
39.8%
Physical Inactivity
33.2%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.6%
Current Smoking
19.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.5%
Binge Drinking
15.5%
Diabetes
14.7%
Current Asthma
11.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 57%
Annual Checkup 78.8%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.8%
Stroke
4.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
0
GALION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
GALION · Critical Access Hospitals
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Galion?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Galion right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet OH-GALION · Galion

Galion: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Galion; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Ohio state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Galion, OH? ▼
Galion, OH has a population of 10,127 people, located in Crawford County, Ohio.
What is the median household income in Galion? ▼
The median household income in Galion, OH is $52,176 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.2%.
What is the median home value in Galion? ▼
The median home value in Galion, OH is $112,700. Median rent is $803/month.
What are the top health concerns in Galion? ▼
The top health indicators in Galion include Obesity (40%), Short Sleep Duration (39.8%), High Blood Pressure (39.8%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Galion? ▼
Galion has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Galion? ▼
The median age in Galion, OH is 42.9 years. 14.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Galion, both outside Ohio so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside OH (15.2% here).

Pompano Beach, FL 15.2% Davenport, IA 15.2% Grand Island, NE 15.2% Ashland, OR 15.2%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside OH ($52,176 here).

Florence, AL $52,174 Searcy, AR $52,170 Aberdeen, WA $52,195 Elizabeth City, NC $52,141

Compare Galion with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Bucyrus, OH 12K Mansfield, OH 47K Marion, OH 36K Mount Vernon, OH 17K Ashland, OH 20K Delaware, OH 38K Norwalk, OH 17K Tiffin, OH 18K
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Using Galion's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Galion area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Crawford County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.