Galt is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,495 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Galt is the 284th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Galt are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.84% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Galt, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.71 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

The percentage of adults in Galt who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.58% of the adults in Galt have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galt in 2018 was $31,308, which is middle income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,232 for a family of four. However, Galt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Galt is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Galt home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Galt, accounting for 45.04% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Galt residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galt include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Portuguese.

Galt also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 19.59%.

The most common language spoken in Galt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.