Texas City

Population: 54,159
Median household income: $65,447
Median home value: $190,600

Texas City is a community in Galveston County, Texas, home to 54,159 residents. At $65,447, its median household income sits below Galveston County's $85,348.

From 2019 to 2023, Texas City's population grew 11.5% from 48,569 to 54,159, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $124,200 to $190,600.

The median resident is 35.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 54,159
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,447
Median home value: $190,600
Median gross rent: $1,200
Housing units: 23,248
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

48,56954,159

Median household income

$48,839$65,447

Median home value

$124,200$190,600

Median gross rent

$970$1,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	48,569	$48,839	$124,200	$970
2020	49,468	$49,229	$131,400	$1,006
2021	52,097	$56,906	$142,600	$1,057
2022	53,084	$61,359	$166,600	$1,137
2023	54,159	$65,447	$190,600	$1,200

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,546	6.5%
5 to 17	9,617	17.8%
18 to 24	4,999	9.2%
25 to 34	8,931	16.5%
35 to 44	6,355	11.7%
45 to 54	5,682	10.5%
55 to 64	6,527	12.1%
65 to 74	5,425	10.0%
75 and over	3,077	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,900	36.7%
Black or African American	14,161	26.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.0%
Asian	1,103	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.0%
Two or more races	1,817	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,134	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,903	13.6%
High school graduate	11,343	31.5%
Some college or associate's	12,667	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	4,989	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,095	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.8%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,382	83.8%
Carpooled	2,134	8.8%
Public transit	169	0.7%
Walked	450	1.9%
Bicycle	150	0.6%
Worked from home	963	4.0%
Other means	76	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,327	27.1%
15 to 29 min	8,831	37.8%
30 to 44 min	4,874	20.9%
45 to 59 min	1,678	7.2%
60+ min	1,651	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 16.5% (8,757 of 53,128)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,129	65.5%
Nonfamily households	7,429	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,558	92.7%
Vacant	1,690	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,618	53.9%
Renter-occupied	9,940	46.1%

1-unit, detached66.9%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units14.7%

20 or more units10.8%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,557	66.9%
1-unit, attached	488	2.1%
2 to 4 units	783	3.4%
5 to 19 units	3,421	14.7%
20 or more units	2,504	10.8%
Mobile home & other	495	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4872392
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 66 sq mi
Water area: 120 sq mi
Center point: 29.4337, -94.8927