Galt is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 19,525 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Galt is the 315th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Galt isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Galt are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galt is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Galt who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.45%), sales jobs (11.68%), and management occupations (5.81%).

One downside of living in Galt, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.83 minutes every day commuting to work.

Galt is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Galt Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Galt who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.02% of the adults in Galt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galt in 2000 was $16,620, which is lower middle income relative to California, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $66,480 for a family of four.

Galt is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Galt home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Galt is White, followed by Asian. Galt also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 33.43% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Galt include German, Irish, English, Italian, Portuguese, and French.

Galt also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.96%.

The most common language spoken in Galt is English. Some people also speak Spanish.