Belmond vs Galt

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

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

Belmond has the higher population (2,678 vs 42 in Galt). Belmond has the higher median home value ($110,800 vs $41,700 in Galt). Since 2019, Belmond's population has grown faster (+8.6% vs -4.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Belmond	Galt
Population	2,678	42
Median age	38.7 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	—
Median home value	$110,800	$41,700
Median gross rent	$820	—
Housing units	1,170	23
Homeownership rate	78.8%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.5%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Belmond	Galt
Population	2,466 → 2,678 (+8.6%)	44 → 42 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$55,000 → $58,750 (+6.8%)	$31,250 → $30,000 (-4.0%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $110,800 (+30.4%)	$34,200 → $41,700 (+21.9%)
Median gross rent	$595 → $820 (+37.8%)	—

Belmond

Population

2,4662,678

Median household income

$55,000$58,750

Median home value

$85,000$110,800

Median gross rent

$595$820

Galt

Population

4442

Median household income

$31,250$30,000

Median home value

$34,200$41,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Belmond	Galt
Under 5	6.0%	11.9%
5 to 17	25.1%	7.1%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	31.0%
45 to 54	6.3%	16.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	4.8%
65 to 74	13.3%	7.1%
75 and over	14.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Belmond	Galt
White (non-Hispanic)	81.1%	66.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	15.9%	33.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Belmond	Galt
No high school diploma	3.7%	12.9%
High school graduate	32.1%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	34.7%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.5%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Belmond	Galt
Drove alone	84.2%	95.8%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Belmond	Galt
1-unit, detached	84.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Belmond	Galt
Poverty rate	17.6%	0.0%
Average household size	2.53	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	20	14
Median year structure built	1965	1951