Galliano is a somewhat small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 7,100 people and two associated neighborhoods, Galliano is the 64th largest community in Louisiana.Galliano is a blue-collar town, with 45.94% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Galliano is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galliano who work in maintenance occupations (10.47%), office and administrative support (8.59%), and personal care services (8.19%). It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Galliano 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. Galliano has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Galliano than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Galliano may be for you. Galliano is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in Galliano is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Galliano, the average commute to work is 30.86 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Galliano doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Galliano has a very low overall level of education: only 7.43% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Galliano in 2022 was $31,940, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,760 for a family of four. However, Galliano contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Galliano is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Galliano home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Galliano residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Galliano also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.11% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Galliano include French, French Canadian, English, Italian, and German. The most common language spoken in Galliano is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
