Galt

Population: 25,665
Median household income: $86,327
Median home value: $465,700

Located in Sacramento County, California, Galt is a community with a population of 25,665. Its median household income of $86,327 runs in line with the Sacramento County figure of $88,724.

Between 2019 and 2023, Galt's population declined 1.3% from 25,990 to 25,665, while its median home value rose 40.7% from $331,100 to $465,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 45.3% of the population. 72.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,665
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $86,327
Median home value: $465,700
Median gross rent: $1,413
Housing units: 8,551
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

25,99025,665

Median household income

$75,638$86,327

Median home value

$331,100$465,700

Median gross rent

$1,225$1,413

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	25,990	$75,638	$331,100	$1,225
2020	26,235	$73,969	$356,700	$1,198
2021	25,385	$77,669	$382,000	$1,221
2022	25,350	$85,069	$445,200	$1,351
2023	25,665	$86,327	$465,700	$1,413

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,296	5.0%
5 to 17	5,005	19.5%
18 to 24	1,992	7.8%
25 to 34	3,236	12.6%
35 to 44	3,650	14.2%
45 to 54	3,323	12.9%
55 to 64	3,400	13.2%
65 to 74	2,422	9.4%
75 and over	1,341	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,617	45.3%
Black or African American	491	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	1,211	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	48	0.2%
Some other race	25	0.1%
Two or more races	937	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,313	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.0%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,788	16.0%
High school graduate	5,489	31.6%
Some college or associate's	5,428	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	2,706	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	961	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone72.8%

Carpooled11.9%

Public transit1.2%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home10.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,410	72.8%
Carpooled	1,375	11.9%
Public transit	144	1.2%
Walked	132	1.1%
Bicycle	117	1.0%
Worked from home	1,261	10.9%
Other means	113	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,401	23.3%
15 to 29 min	3,057	29.7%
30 to 44 min	2,688	26.1%
45 to 59 min	1,022	9.9%
60+ min	1,123	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 7.3% (1,858 of 25,495)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,519	79.5%
Nonfamily households	1,676	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,195	95.8%
Vacant	356	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,339	77.4%
Renter-occupied	1,856	22.6%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,019	82.1%
1-unit, attached	183	2.1%
2 to 4 units	453	5.3%
5 to 19 units	182	2.1%
20 or more units	215	2.5%
Mobile home & other	499	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0628112
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 38.2685, -121.2990