Galt, IL

Full City Profile · Illinois · Whiteside County County

3.9 /5.0

B+ Good

163 Population 562/sq mi density

$108,173 Median Income $130,641 per capita

$187,500 Home Value $139,801 Zillow

48°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr

219 Violent Crime/100K 3,633 property/100K

B+

Overall

3.9 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

A+

Economy

5.0 / 5.0

$108,173 median income, 0.0% unemployment

A+

Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$187,500 home value, /mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

219 violent crimes/100K

A+

Education

4.7 / 5.0

45.8% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2021–2023)

Population Change

-26.6%

222 → 163

over 2 years

Annual Pop. Growth

-14.31%

Compound annual growth rate

Median Income Change

+75.1%

$61,761 → $108,173

nominal, not inflation-adjusted

Annual Income Growth

+32.34%

Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Galt across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2021–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030

-108 from 2023 (163)

Projected Median Income 2030

$769,054

+$660,881 from 2023 ($108,173)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year	Population	YoY %	Median Income	YoY %
2021	222	—	$61,761	—
2023	163	-26.6%	$108,173	+75.1%

Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.