Galt, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.5

1.14% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$30,000

4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$45,000

7.91% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Galt, IA is home to a population of 34 people, from which 94.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.88% of Galt, IA residents were born outside of the country (2 people).

In 2024, there were 7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (28 people) in Galt, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 2 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

92.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Galt, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Galt, IA was 92.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Galt, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
28 ± 17
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4 ± 8
Other (Hispanic)
2 ± 3

17.6%

Hispanic Population

6 people

17.6% of the people in Galt, IA are hispanic (6 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Galt, IA 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 Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

5.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2 people

7.14%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 5.88% of Galt, IA residents (2 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 Galt, IA was 7.14%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

1 ± 15

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Galt, IA.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Galt, IA was $45,000 in 2024, which is 0.135 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $41,700 to $45,000, a 7.91% increase. The homeownership rate in Galt, IA is 77.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Galt, IA have an average commute time of 17.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Galt, IA is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$45,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,108

$14

Median Property Taxes

±$28

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 Galt, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$30,000

Median Household Income

± $19,662

Number of Households

± 31

In 2021, the median household income of the 18 households in Galt, IA declined from $30,000 from the previous year's value of $31,250.

The following chart displays the households in Galt, IA 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Galt, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Galt, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

17.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Galt, IA have a shorter commute time (17.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Galt, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Galt, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Galt, IA have 4 cars.

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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