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Galveston Independent School District, TX

56,693 Population
66.5 square miles 852.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±1.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Galveston County: 38.8 ±0.4
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$41,766 ±$2,057 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Galveston County: $44,946 ±$965
  • about the same as the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,708 ±$3,726 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Galveston County: $86,105 ±$2,507
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20.9% ±2.4% (11,116  ±1,289) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Galveston County: 11.7% 41,318 (±0.8% / ±2,713)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±1.4 (472,260  ±39,899) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Galveston County: 27.9 4,136,500 (±0.4 / ±91,554)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,151 ±727 Number of households
  • Galveston County: 140,660 ±969
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.1 (53,127  ±598) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Galveston County: 2.5 353,262 (±0 / ±54)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.1% ±1.6% (747  ±202) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Galveston County: 5.1% † 4,321 (±0.7% / ±614)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

40,192 ±682 Number of housing units
  • Galveston County: 161,868 ±113
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$328,800 ±$17,460 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Galveston County: $314,600 ±$5,354
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

23.3% ±2.1% (13,076  ±1,206.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Galveston County: 13.9% 49,309 (±0.8% / ±2,940.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89% ±3.2% (37,743  ±1,595.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Galveston County: 89.9% 219,762 (±1.6% / ±3,891.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
35.3% ±2.2% (14,959  ±974.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Galveston County: 34.8% 85,057 (±1% / ±2,458.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

13.1% ±1.4% (7,437  ±792) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Galveston County: 10.2% 36,517
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.2% ±1% (3,495  ±464) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Galveston County: 7.3% 19,934 (±0.5% / ±1,269)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
3,495 Total veterans ±464 2,885 Male ±378 610 Female ±259

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