Galt vs Goldfield

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

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

Goldfield has the higher population (616 vs 42 in Galt). Goldfield has the higher median home value ($87,800 vs $41,700 in Galt). Since 2019, Galt's population has grown faster (-4.5% vs -8.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Galt	Goldfield
Population	42	616
Median age	44.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$54,500
Median home value	$41,700	$87,800
Median gross rent	—	$535
Housing units	23	320
Homeownership rate	84.2%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	20.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galt	Goldfield
Population	44 → 42 (-4.5%)	672 → 616 (-8.3%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $30,000 (-4.0%)	$51,607 → $54,500 (+5.6%)
Median home value	$34,200 → $41,700 (+21.9%)	$62,800 → $87,800 (+39.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$583 → $535 (-8.2%)

Galt

Population

4442

Median household income

$31,250$30,000

Median home value

$34,200$41,700

Goldfield

Population

672616

Median household income

$51,607$54,500

Median home value

$62,800$87,800

Median gross rent

$583$535

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galt	Goldfield
Under 5	11.9%	1.5%
5 to 17	7.1%	14.6%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	7.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	31.0%	17.5%
45 to 54	16.7%	8.4%
55 to 64	4.8%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.1%	23.5%
75 and over	7.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galt	Goldfield
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	33.3%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galt	Goldfield
No high school diploma	12.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	29.0%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galt	Goldfield
Drove alone	95.8%	83.6%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galt	Goldfield
1-unit, detached	100.0%	86.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Galt	Goldfield
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.1%
Average household size	2.21	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1951	1941