Galt is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 25,767 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Galt is the 284th largest community in California.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Galt is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Galt is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galt who work in sales jobs (10.11%), office and administrative support (9.36%), and teaching (9.22%). Also of interest is that Galt has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The population of Galt overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Galt, 21.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Galt in 2022 was $36,124, 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 $144,496 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. The greatest number of Galt residents report their race to be 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 44.08% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Galt include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Portuguese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Galt's cultural character, accounting for 19.72% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Galt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
