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Galveston County, TX

361,744 Population
379.4 square miles 953.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.5 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

$43,808 ±$1,928 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$83,514 ±$3,993 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

11.2% ±1.7% (39,687  ±6,122) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

30 minutes ±1.5 (4,700,805  ±276,066) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

142,199 ±2,102 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (356,423  ±129) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.7% ±1.4% (4,027  ±1,225) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

164,232 ±81 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$315,000 ±$11,922 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12% ±1.5% (43,039  ±5,234.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

89.3% ±3.1% (220,350  ±7,607.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
35.1% ±1.8% (86,513  ±4,510.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

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

10.1% (36,525  ±4,567) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.7% ±0.9% (18,379  ±2,484) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
18,379 Total veterans ±2,484 15,373 Male ±2,321 3,006 Female ±966

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