City safety & data profile

GaltCA

Galt, CA is a 25K-resident city in Sacramento County with a median household income of $94,393.

Sacramento County, California. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Galt, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Galt has a population larger than 56% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $487,500.

Data updated 2026-09-04

25K
Population (place)
Top 44%
By size
$94,393
Median income (place)
$487,500
Median home (place)
8%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Galt

Galt posts a median household income higher than 64% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 36%
by median income, US cities

Where Galt income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$94,393 Top 36% higher than 64% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Galt $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in CA

Population among 482 CA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Los Angeles is the largest CA city on this list; Alamo leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in CA

Median household income among the same 482-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Alamo posts the highest place-level median income in CA; Los Angeles is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Galt, CA beyond the headline numbers

Galt sits inside Sacramento County, California, at roughly 38.25°N, -121.30°W. Population 25,303, $94,393 median household income. Median home value $487,500, median rent $1,596. Poverty rate 8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 8%, poverty in Galt, CA runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Galt runs about 5.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 11.2% of Galt workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 29.5% in Galt, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Galt from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
25,303
Galt · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$94,393
+6% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$487,500
+18% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Sacramento County): Galt's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.6M+11%
Median Income
$92,175+67%
Median Home Value
$534,200+128%
Poverty Rate
12.5%-29%
Unemployment
6.7%-51%

Economics

Economics indicators for Galt, CA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,596/mo
Poverty Rate
8% -35% vs avg
Unemployment 6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.4%
Work From Home 11.2%
Public Transit 1%

Population

White 53.3%
African American 1.8%
Asian 4.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37.4%
Obesity
31.3%
High Blood Pressure
29.5%
Physical Inactivity
22.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.2%
Binge Drinking
15.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.6%
Current Smoking
12%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.8%
Diabetes
10.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 61.6%
Annual Checkup 68.7%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.6%
Stroke
3.1%

What alerts and safety updates affect Galt?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Galt right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet CA-GALT · Galt

Galt: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Galt, CA? ▼
Galt, CA has a population of 25,303 people, located in Sacramento County, California.
What is the median household income in Galt? ▼
The median household income in Galt, CA is $94,393 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 8%.
What is the median home value in Galt? ▼
The median home value in Galt, CA is $487,500. Median rent is $1,596/month.
What are the top health concerns in Galt? ▼
The top health indicators in Galt include Short Sleep Duration (37.4%), Obesity (31.3%), High Blood Pressure (29.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Galt? ▼
The median age in Galt, CA is 38.3 years. 21.4% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Galt, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside CA (8% here).

San Tan Valley, AZ 8% Georgetown, TX 8% Buckeye, AZ 8% Sterling, VA 8%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside CA ($94,393 here).

Missouri City, TX $94,390 Morton, IL $94,402 Mandeville, LA $94,405 Inwood, NY $94,342

Compare Galt with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

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Using Galt's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Galt area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Galt against California peers on any ranking lens. Explore California

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Sacramento County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.