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Galt, MO

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Overview


Galt is a tiny city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 166 people and just one neighborhood, Galt is the 522nd largest community in Missouri.

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Galt, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.82% of Galt’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Galt is a city of transportation and shipping workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galt who work in office and administrative support (12.73%), teaching (10.91%), and healthcare (7.27%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Galt’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Galt has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Galt has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Galt than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Galt may be for you.

As is often the case in a small city, Galt doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In Galt, just 6.98% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Galt in 2022 was $25,074, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,296 for a family of four. However, Galt contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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. Important ancestries of people in Galt include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Galt is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Scandinavian languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 9 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 97.4% of America.

People

If you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Galt is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in MO, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 89.2% of the neighborhoods in Missouri. If you are considering retiring to Missouri, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

Diversity

Significantly, 2.6% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak German/Yiddish at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.6% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Galt are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 73.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 37.1% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (17.8%), and 11.2% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.4% of households. Some people also speak German/Yiddish (2.6%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Galt, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (12.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.5%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (2.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (6.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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