Galt vs Woolstock

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

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

Woolstock has the higher population (183 vs 42 in Galt). Woolstock has the higher median home value ($84,500 vs $41,700 in Galt). Since 2019, Galt's population has grown faster (-4.5% vs -21.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Galt	Woolstock
Population	42	183
Median age	44.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$87,857
Median home value	$41,700	$84,500
Median gross rent	—	$813
Housing units	23	92
Homeownership rate	84.2%	78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galt	Woolstock
Population	44 → 42 (-4.5%)	232 → 183 (-21.1%)
Median household income	$31,250 → $30,000 (-4.0%)	$68,750 → $87,857 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$34,200 → $41,700 (+21.9%)	$73,300 → $84,500 (+15.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$622 → $813 (+30.7%)

Galt

Population

4442

Median household income

$31,250$30,000

Median home value

$34,200$41,700

Woolstock

Population

232183

Median household income

$68,750$87,857

Median home value

$73,300$84,500

Median gross rent

$622$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galt	Woolstock
Under 5	11.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	7.1%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	5.5%
25 to 34	7.1%	15.8%
35 to 44	31.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	16.7%	10.4%
55 to 64	4.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	7.1%	11.5%
75 and over	7.1%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galt	Woolstock
White (non-Hispanic)	66.7%	86.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	33.3%	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galt	Woolstock
No high school diploma	12.9%	9.2%
High school graduate	29.0%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	41.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galt	Woolstock
Drove alone	95.8%	75.0%
Carpooled	4.2%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	8.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galt	Woolstock
1-unit, detached	100.0%	77.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	6.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Galt	Woolstock
Poverty rate	0.0%	5.5%
Average household size	2.21	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1951	1946