Galt vs Trenton

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

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

Trenton has the higher population (5,542 vs 168 in Galt). Trenton has the higher median household income ($49,836 vs $23,194 in Galt). Trenton has the higher median home value ($93,000 vs $59,000 in Galt).

Population, income & housing

	Galt	Trenton
Population	168	5,542
Median age	52.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$23,194	$49,836
Median home value	$59,000	$93,000
Median gross rent	$333	$704
Housing units	111	2,755
Homeownership rate	50.6%	59.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.0%	17.0%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galt	Trenton
Population	175 → 168 (-4.0%)	5,770 → 5,542 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$34,250 → $23,194 (-32.3%)	$40,881 → $49,836 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$39,000 → $59,000 (+51.3%)	$91,200 → $93,000 (+2.0%)
Median gross rent	$417 → $333 (-20.1%)	$537 → $704 (+31.1%)

Galt

Population

175168

Median household income

$34,250$23,194

Median home value

$39,000$59,000

Median gross rent

$417$333

Trenton

Population

5,7705,542

Median household income

$40,881$49,836

Median home value

$91,200$93,000

Median gross rent

$537$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galt	Trenton
Under 5	1.8%	6.9%
5 to 17	17.3%	18.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	7.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	11.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	8.3%	8.6%
55 to 64	16.7%	12.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	11.1%
75 and over	22.0%	11.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galt	Trenton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galt	Trenton
No high school diploma	8.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	60.5%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galt	Trenton
Drove alone	88.7%	79.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	5.7%	5.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galt	Trenton
1-unit, detached	49.5%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	33.3%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	3.2%

Poverty & households

	Galt	Trenton
Poverty rate	28.6%	16.6%
Average household size	1.89	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	32	13
Median year structure built	1956	1961