Galliano, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

5,906

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.9

2.63% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

18.3%

12.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$49,918

6.07% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$134,200

Population & Diversity

Galliano, LA is home to a population of 5.91k people, from which 94.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.4% of Galliano, LA residents were born outside of the country (378 people).

In 2024, there were 12.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.45k people) in Galliano, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 345 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 323 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.6%

2024 Citizenship

95.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.6% of Galliano, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Galliano, LA was 95.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Galliano, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Galliano, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.45k ± 627
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
345 ± 265
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
323 ± 145

11.6%

Hispanic Population

687 people

11.6% of the people in Galliano, LA are hispanic (687 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Galliano, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

6.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

378 people

4.81%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

316 people

As of 2024, 6.4% of Galliano, LA residents (378 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Galliano, LA was 4.81%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Galliano, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
139 ± 94
Korea
14 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 24

Galliano, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 9.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Galliano, LA.

Economy

The economy of Galliano, LA employs 2.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Galliano, LA were Retail Trade (432 people), Educational Services (283 people), and Construction (256 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($127,821), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($127,644), and Public Administration ($102,542).

Employment

Occupations

2.47k

2024 Value

± 382

−7.71%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Galliano, LA declined at a rate of −7.71%, from 2.67k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Galliano, LA, are Transportation Occupations (308 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (229 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (203 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Galliano, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.47k

2024 Value

± 382

−7.71%

1 Year decline

± 25.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Galliano, LA declined at a rate of −7.71%, from 2.67k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Galliano, LA, are Retail Trade (432 people), Educational Services (283 people), and Construction (256 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Galliano, LA, though some of these residents may live in Galliano, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,701

Median earning men ± $9,105

$23,451

Median earning women ± $2,163

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($127,954), Public Administration ($102,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,292).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,147), Manufacturing ($38,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Galliano, LA was $134,200 in 2024, which is 0.403 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $131,400 to $134,200, a 2.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Galliano, LA is 81.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Galliano, LA have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Galliano, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$134,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$17,205

$2,102

Median Property Taxes

±$305

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Galliano, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Galliano, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

81.4%

Homeownership

2024

70.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.4% of the housing units in Galliano, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Galliano, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$49,918

Median Household Income

± $12,379

2.58k

Number of Households

± 368

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.58k households in Galliano, LA declined from $49,918 from the previous year's value of $53,146.

The following chart displays the households in Galliano, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Galliano, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.4%)
Carpooled (13.6%)
Worked At Home (2.7%)

In 2024, 80.4% of workers in Galliano, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (2.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Galliano, LA have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.37% of the workforce in Galliano, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Galliano, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Galliano, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Galliano, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Galliano, LA (1.08k out of 5.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Galliano, LA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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