Housing data for Galien Township, MI

Galien Township, MI has an estimated 1,297 residents and 635 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Berrien County.

17.4% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $933 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,297 (±169)
Housing units
635 (±58)
Households that rent
17.4%
Median gross rent
$933
Residents since 2015–2019
−10.8%

What stands out in Galien Township

Homes in buildings of 5 or more units: 0.0% (±8.0 points) in Galien Township, lower than in Berrien County (9.7%).

Households without a vehicle: 1.1% (±1.2 points) in Galien Township, lower than in Berrien County (8.0%).

Median real estate taxes: $1,436 (±$137) in Galien Township, lower than in Berrien County ($2,429).

Households that moved in since 2020: 10.0% (±4.2 points) in Galien Township, lower than in Berrien County (20.4%).

Housing in Galien Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $933 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $1,177 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 69.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 17.4% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $55,625 median household income
  • Home values: $160,000 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,146 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,436 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 72.1% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 78.2% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 37.4% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 31.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −10.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 10.0% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 1.1% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Galien Township against Berrien County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Galien TownshipBerrien CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents1,297 (±169)153,288 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units635 (±58)77,276 (±73)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent17.4% (±7.4 points)27.2% (±1.3 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$933 (±$324)$942 (±$24)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$55,625 (±$17,020)$65,425 (±$1,108)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$160,000 (±$10,907)$224,300 (±$3,751)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,436 (±$137)$2,429 (±$48)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198078.2% (±12.6 points)69.4% (±1.9 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute31.3 minutes (±3.7)21.2 minutes (±0.7)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband81.7% (±7.7 points)89.3% (±0.9 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents47.3 years (±4.7)42.7 years (±0.2)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Galien Township covers 22.0 square miles of land, about 59 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Galien Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,454 (±94)1,297 (±169)−10.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units698 (±37)635 (±58)−9.0%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$818 (±$89)$933 (±$324)+14.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$120,000 (±$15,136)$160,000 (±$10,907)+33.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$53,352 (±$5,473)$55,625 (±$17,020)+4.3%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,032 (±$106)$1,146 (±$77)+11.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,224 (±$88)$1,436 (±$137)+17.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent22.7% (±4.7 points)17.4% (±7.4 points)−5.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate3.6% (±6.5 points)0.0% (±25.3 points)−3.6 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Berrien County

Galien Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Berrien County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Berrien County recorded 482 violent and 1,455 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Galien Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4911359%1,742$859$171,600$59,219

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Galien Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Weesaw Township4.2 mi$1,006$218,30022.8%
Hudson Township4.5 mi—$219,2000.0%
Three Oaks5.1 mi$1,074$215,70031.0%
Three Oaks Township5.3 mi$1,074$245,50020.2%
Hudson Lake5.8 mi—$241,2000.0%
New Carlisle5.9 mi$1,231$186,70027.5%
Chikaming Township6.9 mi$945$366,9005.1%
Buchanan Township7.5 mi—$194,0003.7%

Places in Michigan most like Galien Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Camden Township$882$161,600$51,87516.8%
Wright Township (Hillsdale County)$913$130,900$54,44916.7%
Sheridan$800$165,700$59,06314.5%
Blissfield$1,055$169,900$62,05919.7%
Plainfield Township$830$174,300$52,03512.1%
Vermontville$907$138,500$53,75023.0%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Galien Township, fiscal year 2027

Niles, MI MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$802$887$1,152$1,512$1,514

HUD income limits for Galien Township, fiscal year 2026

Niles, MI MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,400$32,300$51,650
2 people$22,150$36,900$59,000
3 people$27,320$41,500$66,400
4 people$33,000$46,100$73,750
5 people$38,680$49,800$79,650
6 people$44,360$53,500$85,550
7 people$50,040$57,200$91,450
8 people$55,720$60,900$97,350

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Niles, MI MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $92,200.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

The figures for Galien Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Galien.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Galien Township

How many renters are there in Galien Township?

Galien Township has an estimated 99 (±47) renting households, 17.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Galien Township?

The median household income in Galien Township is $55,625 (±$17,020) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Galien Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $160,000 (±$10,907) for owner-occupied homes in Galien Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Galien Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Galien Township, MI is $1,146 (±$77) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Galien Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Galien Township, MI is $1,436 (±$137) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Galien Township?

Galien Township, MI has an estimated 635 (±58) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Galien Township growing?

In Galien Township, the number of residents went from 1,454 in 2015–2019 to 1,297 in 2020–2024 (−10.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Galien Township?

The ZIP code that covers Galien Township is 49113.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 49113?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 49113 is $859 (±$255) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Galien township, Berrien County, Michigan (county subdivision:31320, in state:26 county:021).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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