Galveston vs League City

A side-by-side comparison of Galveston and League City: population, income, housing, and more.

Galveston and League City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

League City has the higher population (114,885 vs 53,348 in Galveston). League City has the higher median household income ($119,870 vs $57,216 in Galveston). League City has the higher median home value ($334,000 vs $294,300 in Galveston).

Population, income & housing

	Galveston	League City
Population	53,348	114,885
Median age	40.0 yrs	37.7 yrs
Median household income	$57,216	$119,870
Median home value	$294,300	$334,000
Median gross rent	$1,278	$1,628
Housing units	34,921	44,280
Homeownership rate	46.7%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	48.0%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galveston	League City
Population	50,241 → 53,348 (+6.2%)	103,310 → 114,885 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$49,319 → $57,216 (+16.0%)	$109,073 → $119,870 (+9.9%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $294,300 (+61.0%)	$245,100 → $334,000 (+36.3%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,278 (+29.0%)	$1,377 → $1,628 (+18.2%)

Galveston

Population

50,24153,348

Median household income

$49,319$57,216

Median home value

$182,800$294,300

Median gross rent

$991$1,278

League City

Population

103,310114,885

Median household income

$109,073$119,870

Median home value

$245,100$334,000

Median gross rent

$1,377$1,628

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galveston	League City
Under 5	4.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.3%	20.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	6.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	10.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	14.4%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	7.4%
75 and over	7.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galveston	League City
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	63.5%
Black or African American	14.5%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	2.7%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	29.7%	19.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galveston	League City
No high school diploma	12.4%	4.7%
High school graduate	23.9%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galveston	League City
Drove alone	69.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	8.6%	6.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.5%
Walked	5.8%	0.2%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.3%	13.6%
Other means	2.5%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galveston	League City
1-unit, detached	56.9%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	7.7%
20 or more units	15.1%	10.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Galveston	League City
Poverty rate	19.9%	4.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	21	30
Median year structure built	1973	2002