Galt vs Rio Linda

A side-by-side comparison of Galt and Rio Linda: population, income, housing, and more.

Galt and Rio Linda are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Galt has the higher population (25,665 vs 16,951 in Rio Linda). Rio Linda has the higher median household income ($96,083 vs $86,327 in Galt). Galt has the higher median home value ($465,700 vs $438,800 in Rio Linda).

Population, income & housing

	Galt	Rio Linda
Population	25,665	16,951
Median age	38.7 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$86,327	$96,083
Median home value	$465,700	$438,800
Median gross rent	$1,413	$1,781
Housing units	8,551	5,474
Homeownership rate	77.4%	73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.1%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galt	Rio Linda
Population	25,990 → 25,665 (-1.3%)	16,359 → 16,951 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$75,638 → $86,327 (+14.1%)	$70,825 → $96,083 (+35.7%)
Median home value	$331,100 → $465,700 (+40.7%)	$274,200 → $438,800 (+60.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,225 → $1,413 (+15.3%)	$1,305 → $1,781 (+36.5%)

Galt

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

Rio Linda

Population

16,35916,951

Median household income

$70,825$96,083

Median home value

$274,200$438,800

Median gross rent

$1,305$1,781

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galt	Rio Linda
Under 5	5.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.5%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	12.6%	13.1%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.3%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.0%
75 and over	5.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galt	Rio Linda
White (non-Hispanic)	45.3%	61.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	4.7%	7.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	44.1%	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galt	Rio Linda
No high school diploma	16.0%	12.5%
High school graduate	31.6%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galt	Rio Linda
Drove alone	72.8%	80.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	5.6%
Public transit	1.2%	1.7%
Walked	1.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	1.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.9%	11.3%
Other means	1.0%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galt	Rio Linda
1-unit, detached	82.1%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	1.1%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Galt	Rio Linda
Poverty rate	7.3%	11.7%
Average household size	3.11	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1994	1971