Galliano is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 7,100 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Galliano is the 64th largest community in Louisiana.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Galliano has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Galliano a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the nice things about Galliano is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Galliano, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Galliano is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Galliano has a very low overall level of education: only 9.34% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Galliano in 2018 was $26,481, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,924 for a family of four. However, Galliano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Galliano is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Galliano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galliano residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Galliano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 17.46% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Galliano include French, French Canadian, English, Italian, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Galliano is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.