COMPARING TWO PLACES
Galt vs Ames
PLACE A
Galt, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Ames, Texas
Galt is 83% smaller than Ames. Galt earns more, with a median household income $76,381 higher.
GALTAMESDIFFERENCE
Total population2131,282−83% vs Ames
Population density729388+341
Population growth–-6.6%–
Median age69.039.9+29.1
Male47.4%42.0%+5.4 pts
Female52.6%58.0%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born18.3%1.7%+16.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.3%0.4%+64.0 pts
Black0.0%82.4%−82.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.7%9.8%+25.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Median household income$112,569$36,188+$76,381
Per capita income$116,258$22,169+$94,089
Poverty rate4.2%25.4%−21.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6270.485+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher37.0%9.0%+28.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Labor force participation67.1%56.4%+10.7 pts
Median home value$187,500$203,600−$16,100
Median gross rent–$741–
Owner-occupied100.0%62.4%+37.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.3%11.1%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households–60.7%–
Average commute30.024.5+5.5
Worked from home0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.2%30.7%−26.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024