Galt vs Lyndon

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

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

Lyndon has the higher population (576 vs 163 in Galt). Galt has the higher median household income ($108,173 vs $52,656 in Lyndon). Galt has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $108,300 in Lyndon).

Population, income & housing

	Galt	Lyndon
Population	163	576
Median age	59.4 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$108,173	$52,656
Median home value	$187,500	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,146
Housing units	103	262
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.8%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galt	Lyndon
Population	204 → 163 (-20.1%)	656 → 576 (-12.2%)
Median household income	$58,207 → $108,173 (+85.8%)	$41,823 → $52,656 (+25.9%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $187,500 (+90.5%)	$79,400 → $108,300 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $1,146 (+34.8%)

Galt

Population

204163

Median household income

$58,207$108,173

Median home value

$98,400$187,500

Lyndon

Population

656576

Median household income

$41,823$52,656

Median home value

$79,400$108,300

Median gross rent

$850$1,146

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galt	Lyndon
Under 5	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 17	4.3%	19.6%
18 to 24	8.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	23.9%	15.3%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	10.9%
65 to 74	28.8%	10.4%
75 and over	11.7%	13.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galt	Lyndon
White (non-Hispanic)	69.3%	77.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	30.7%	19.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galt	Lyndon
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	28.2%	53.3%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	45.8%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galt	Lyndon
Drove alone	100.0%	81.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galt	Lyndon
1-unit, detached	100.0%	84.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Galt	Lyndon
Poverty rate	5.5%	7.1%
Average household size	1.58	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	42	33
Median year structure built	1954	1960