Gallatin is a tiny city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 340 people and just one neighborhood, Gallatin is the 982nd largest community in Texas.
When you are in Gallatin, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 48.91% of Gallatin’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Gallatin is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gallatin who work in sales jobs (10.33%), office and administrative support (9.78%), and maintenance occupations (5.98%).
A relatively large number of people in Gallatin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.30% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The overall crime rate in Gallatin is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
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!) Gallatin 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. Gallatin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gallatin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gallatin may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Gallatin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The population of Gallatin has a very low overall level of education: only 9.34% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Gallatin in 2022 was $34,399, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,596 for a family of four. However, Gallatin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Gallatin is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Gallatin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gallatin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Gallatin also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Gallatin include English, Irish, French, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Gallatin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Of particular note, 3.5% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Gallatin 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 TX, 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 89.3% of the neighborhoods in Texas. If you are considering retiring to Texas, this is a good neighborhood to look at.
Unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 92.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 22.7% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry.
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 Gallatin are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 10.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 50.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 43.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.4%), and 7.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 87.0% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (13.0%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Gallatin, TX, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (22.7%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (16.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (7.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (3.0%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (1.5%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (62.5%) 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 (17.9%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.