Demographics of Galt city, California

Galt city, California had 26,964 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,305 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Galt city, in four figures

26,964
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,962 ±58.; +5.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,305 people.; 38.3 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,393 ±$14,217
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Galt city, California's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Galt city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Galt city, California's population grew 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Galt city, California's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	25,659	100.0	100.0
2021	25,675	100.1	100.2
2022	25,797	100.5	100.7
2023	26,194	102.1	101.6
2024	26,605	103.7	102.5
2025	26,964	105.1	103.1

Population of Galt city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,659	—
2021	25,675	+16
2022	25,797	+122
2023	26,194	+397
2024	26,605	+411
2025	26,964	+359

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.3 ±1.8: for men 37.9 ±2.0 and for women 38.8 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Galt city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	1,370 ±423	5.3% ±1.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,818 ±581	18.6% ±2.2	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,099 ±317	8.1% ±1.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,105 ±703	27.4% ±2.7	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,690 ±676	25.8% ±2.6	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,880 ±443	14.9% ±1.7	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,393 ±$14,217, and income per person $38,794 ±$3,277, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Galt city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	729 ±221	8.7% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,322 ±293	15.7% ±3.4	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,103 ±358	13.1% ±4.2	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,141 ±256	13.6% ±3.0	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,958 ±405	23.3% ±4.7	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,209 ±245	14.4% ±2.8	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	932 ±201	11.1% ±2.3	20.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Galt city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	2,057 ±650	8.0% ±2.5	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	665 ±235	10.8% ±3.6	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	890 ±321	6.3% ±2.3	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	502 ±153	9.0% ±2.6	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Galt city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Galt city	California	United States
Housing units	8,706 ±391	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.4% ±1.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.5% to 5.7%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.0% ±3.5	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.0% ±3.6	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$487,500 ±$16,361	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,596 ±$172	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1976 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Galt city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,836 ±1,100	45.6% ±4.2	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,609 ±1,147	44.7% ±4.4	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	87 to 785	0.3% to 3.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,178 ±454	4.5% ±1.7	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 59	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 149	0.1% to 0.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	775 ±268	3.0% ±1.0	4.4% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Galt city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	17,643 ±744	68.0% ±2.9	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,065 ±490	11.8% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	76 to 270	0.3% to 1.0%	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,081 ±721	19.6% ±2.8	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,820 ±467	10.9% ±1.8	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,261 ±633	8.7% ±2.4	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Galt city among the places of California

294th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Galt city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hercules city	26,302 ±52
Windsor town	26,081 ±36
South Pasadena city	26,068 ±47
Eureka city	26,010 ±36
El Cerrito city	25,994 ±33
Galt city	25,962 ±58
North Tustin CDP	25,807 ±1,638
Imperial Beach city	25,764 ±67
Bloomington CDP	25,698 ±1,861
West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP	25,615 ±1,493
Reedley city	25,609 ±29

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Reported crime in Galt city, California

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026