Galt, California | |
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 Aerial view of Galt | |
 Location of Galt in Sacramento County, California | |
  Galt, California Location in the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates:38°15′39″N121°18′11″W / 38.26083°N 121.30306°W /38.26083; -121.30306 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Incorporated | August 16, 1946[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shawn Farmer[2] |
| • Vice Mayor | Paul Sandhu[2] |
| • Chief of Police | Brian Kalinowski |
| • City Treasurer | Shaun L. Farrell |
| • Fire Chief (Cosumnes CSD) | Felipe Rodriguez[3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.16 sq mi (18.54 km2) |
| • Land | 7.15 sq mi (18.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) 0.19% |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,383 |
• Estimate (2024)[5] | 26,589 |
| • Density | 3,552/sq mi (1,371.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95632 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-28112 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0277522 |
| Website | www |
Galt is a city inSacramento County, California, United States. It is part of theSacramento metropolitan area. The population was 25,383 at the2020 census, up from 23,647 at the2010 census.[5]
Galt was founded in 1869 by theCentral Pacific Railroad as part of thefirst transcontinental railroad.[6] The town is named afterGalt, Ontario, the hometown of local rancher John McFarland.[7]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km2), of which 99.81% is land and 0.19% is water.[4]
The city is bordered entirely by unincorporated areas of both Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties.
According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Galt has awarm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[8]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1950 | 1,333 | — | |
| 1960 | 1,868 | 40.1% | |
| 1970 | 3,200 | 71.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,514 | 72.3% | |
| 1990 | 8,889 | 61.2% | |
| 2000 | 19,472 | 119.1% | |
| 2010 | 23,647 | 21.4% | |
| 2020 | 25,383 | 7.3% | |
| 2024 (est.) | 26,589 | [5] | 4.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[9] | |||
The2020 United States census reported that Galt had a population of 25,383. The population density was 3,552.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,371.5/km2). The racial makeup of Galt was 50.7%White, 1.9%African American, 1.7%Native American, 4.1%Asian, 0.4%Pacific Islander, 22.8% fromother races, and 18.4% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 45.7% of the population.[10]
The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.4% were institutionalized.[10]
There were 8,131 households, out of which 41.7% included children under the age of 18, 58.7% were married-couple households, 6.3% werecohabiting couple households, 22.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.6% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.2% of households were one person, and 8.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.1.[10] There were 6,424families (79.0% of all households).[11]
The age distribution was 25.9% under the age of 18, 9.3% aged 18 to 24, 25.8% aged 25 to 44, 25.0% aged 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males.[10]
There were 8,304 housing units at an average density of 1,162.0 units per square mile (448.7 units/km2), of which 8,131 (97.9%) were occupied. Of these, 74.3% were owner-occupied, and 25.7% were occupied by renters.[10]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.7% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 63.0% spoke only English at home, 31.6% spokeSpanish, 2.6% spoke otherIndo-European languages, 2.7% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.1% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 84.0% were high school graduates and 21.1% had a bachelor's degree.[12]
The median household income was $86,327, and theper capita income was $36,124. About 4.4% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[13]
At the2010 census Galt had a population of 23,647. The population density was 3,977.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,535.8/km2). The racial makeup of Galt was 15,639 (66.1%) White, 430 (1.8%) African American, 361 (1.5%) Native American, 815 (3.4%) Asian, 108 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 4,834 (20.4%) from other races, and 1,460 (6.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10,113 persons (42.8%).[14]
The census reported that 23,498 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 32 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 117 (0.5%) were institutionalized.
There were 7,262 households, 3,516 (48.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,431 (61.0%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 895 (12.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 465 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 431 (5.9%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 32 (0.4%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,171 households (16.1%) were one person and 547 (7.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.24. There were 5,791 families (79.7% of households); the average family size was 3.62.
The age distribution was 7,347 people (31.1%) under the age of 18, 2,262 people (9.6%) aged 18 to 24, 6,344 people (26.8%) aged 25 to 44, 5,414 people (22.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,280 people (9.6%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
There were 7,678 housing units at an average density of 1,291.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 5,344 (73.6%) were owner-occupied and 1,918 (26.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 17,034 people (72.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 6,464 people (27.3%) lived in rental housing units.
Civic groups and clubs include:
The city hosts an annual winter bird festival, in conjunction with theCosumnes River Preserve.[17]
Brewster House is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.
The California Department of Corrections "Boot Camp" School is located in Galt.
Galt operates under an elected council form of government. The Mayor of Galt is peer elected by the entire City Council. Currently, the council members (with end of term in parentheses) are: Mayor Shawn Farmer (2026), Vice Mayor Paul Sandhu (2026), Council Member Bonnie Rodriguez (2026), Council Member Tim Reed (2028) and Council Member Mathew Pratton (2028).[18]
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Galt is inthe 6th senatorial district, represented byRepublican Roger Niello, andthe 9th Assembly district, represented byRepublican Heath Flora.[19]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Galt is inCalifornia's 7th congressional district, represented byDemocrat Doris Matsui.[20]
Galt Joint Union Elementary School District operates the city's public elementary and intermediate schools, andGalt Joint Union High School District operates the city's public high schools.
Galt has had a weekly newspaper,The Galt Herald, since 1904.
The local fire department is owned and operated by the Cosumnes Community Services District.[21]
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