Cameron County vs Galveston County

A side-by-side comparison of Cameron County and Galveston County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cameron County and Galveston County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Cameron County has the higher population (423,192 vs 354,721 in Galveston County). Galveston County has the higher median household income ($85,348 vs $51,334 in Cameron County). Galveston County has the higher median home value ($284,900 vs $120,000 in Cameron County).

Population, income & housing

	Cameron County	Galveston County
Population	423,192	354,721
Median age	32.4 yrs	38.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,334	$85,348
Median home value	$120,000	$284,900
Median gross rent	$899	$1,360
Housing units	157,565	159,379
Homeownership rate	65.2%	67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	34.3%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cameron County	Galveston County
Population	421,666 → 423,192 (+0.4%)	332,885 → 354,721 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$38,758 → $51,334 (+32.4%)	$73,330 → $85,348 (+16.4%)
Median home value	$85,800 → $120,000 (+39.9%)	$199,200 → $284,900 (+43.0%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $899 (+22.6%)	$1,078 → $1,360 (+26.2%)

Cameron County

Population

421,666423,192

Median household income

$38,758$51,334

Median home value

$85,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$733$899

Galveston County

Population

332,885354,721

Median household income

$73,330$85,348

Median home value

$199,200$284,900

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,360

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cameron County	Galveston County
Under 5	7.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	21.9%	18.0%
18 to 24	10.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.8%	13.2%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.7%
75 and over	6.0%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cameron County	Galveston County
White (non-Hispanic)	8.8%	54.8%
Black or African American	0.4%	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	89.3%	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cameron County	Galveston County
No high school diploma	28.4%	10.2%
High school graduate	26.1%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.9%	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	11.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cameron County	Galveston County
Drove alone	77.7%	78.2%
Carpooled	10.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	1.7%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.5%
Worked from home	8.1%	10.6%
Other means	1.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cameron County	Galveston County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	71.9%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	8.8%
20 or more units	7.6%	8.8%
Mobile home & other	11.2%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Cameron County	Galveston County
Poverty rate	24.4%	11.2%
Average household size	3.10	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1992	1989