The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Galliano has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Galliano a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
One downside of living in Galliano, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.86 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Galliano does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Galliano have a very low rate of college education: just 7.43% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
