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Galveston County, TX

367,407 Population
379.4 square miles 968.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,389 ±$1,726 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$87,495 ±$6,904 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.9% ±2% (46,627  ±7,234) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

28.4 minutes ±1.1 (4,504,200  ±227,752) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

143,006 ±2,563 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (361,790  ±77) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.3% ±1.5% (4,541  ±1,312) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

166,696 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$345,100 ±$8,249 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.5% ±1.9% (45,527  ±6,729.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.3% ±3.3% (229,164  ±8,326.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
34.8% ±1.9% (87,409  ±4,745.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.6% (38,770  ±4,286) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

8% ±1.1% (22,554  ±3,097) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
22,554 Total veterans ±3,097 19,460 Male ±2,662 3,094 Female ±1,034

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