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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Galliano is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.36% of the Galliano workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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 office and administrative support (9.32%), maintenance occupations (9.14%), and personal care services (7.75%). 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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. 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 30.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Galliano is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The population of Galliano has a very low overall level of education: only 7.42% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Galliano in 2022 was $30,334, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,336 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. 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.
