Galveston County, Texas

16 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 354,721
Median household income: $85,348
Median home value: $284,900

Home to 354,721 residents, Galveston County is one of Texas's counties. 16 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $85,348 is above the Texas median ($76,292).

Between 2019 and 2023, Galveston County's population grew 6.6% from 332,885 to 354,721, while its median household income rose 16.4% from $73,330 to $85,348.

71.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1989.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 354,721
Median age: 38.5 yrs
Median household income: $85,348
Median home value: $284,900
Median gross rent: $1,360
Housing units: 159,379
Homeownership rate: 67.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	332,885	$73,330	$199,200	$1,078
2020	337,600	$74,633	$212,600	$1,106
2021	347,084	$79,328	$229,300	$1,175
2022	350,801	$83,913	$260,600	$1,301
2023	354,721	$85,348	$284,900	$1,360

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20,668	5.8%
5 to 17	63,966	18.0%
18 to 24	29,491	8.3%
25 to 34	45,738	12.9%
35 to 44	48,436	13.7%
45 to 54	45,267	12.8%
55 to 64	46,839	13.2%
65 to 74	34,361	9.7%
75 and over	19,955	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	194,511	54.8%
Black or African American	42,681	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	521	0.1%
Asian	11,677	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	111	0.0%
Some other race	1,461	0.4%
Two or more races	12,032	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	91,727	25.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's32.5%

Bachelor's degree22.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24,431	10.2%
High school graduate	55,646	23.1%
Some college or associate's	78,095	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	55,058	22.9%
Graduate or professional degree	27,366	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	130,175	78.2%
Carpooled	12,487	7.5%
Public transit	836	0.5%
Walked	2,492	1.5%
Bicycle	815	0.5%
Worked from home	17,632	10.6%
Other means	1,945	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	35,267	23.7%
15 to 29 min	52,554	35.3%
30 to 44 min	31,473	21.2%
45 to 59 min	14,907	10.0%
60+ min	14,549	9.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 11.2% (38,925 of 348,957)

	Count	Share
Family households	94,398	68.1%
Nonfamily households	44,268	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	138,666	87.0%
Vacant	20,713	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	93,591	67.5%
Renter-occupied	45,075	32.5%

1-unit, detached71.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units8.8%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other4.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	114,636	71.9%
1-unit, attached	2,846	1.8%
2 to 4 units	7,059	4.4%
5 to 19 units	13,997	8.8%
20 or more units	13,959	8.8%
Mobile home & other	6,882	4.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 48167
State: Texas
Land area: 379 sq mi
Water area: 495 sq mi
Center point: 29.2339, -94.8882

Cities & places

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