ZIP Code 77518

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Galveston County, Texas.

Population: 9,935
Median household income: $54,806
Median home value: $168,000

ZIP Code 77518 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Galveston County, Texas, home to about 9,935 residents. At $54,806, its median household income sits below Galveston County's $85,348.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 77518's population declined 8.5% from 10,856 to 9,935, while its median gross rent rose 26.4% from $925 to $1,169.

28.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.68 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,935
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,806
Median home value: $168,000
Median gross rent: $1,169
Housing units: 3,950
Homeownership rate: 61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,8569,935

Median household income

$46,063$54,806

Median home value

$128,100$168,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,169

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,856	$46,063	$128,100	$925
2020	11,513	$54,242	$141,400	$979
2021	10,567	$64,886	$146,900	$1,069
2022	10,313	$52,246	$159,000	$1,174
2023	9,935	$54,806	$168,000	$1,169

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	474	4.8%
5 to 17	2,399	24.1%
18 to 24	887	8.9%
25 to 34	1,390	14.0%
35 to 44	1,535	15.5%
45 to 54	1,394	14.0%
55 to 64	1,151	11.6%
65 to 74	470	4.7%
75 and over	235	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,283	43.1%
Black or African American	741	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	161	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.3%
Two or more races	189	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,527	45.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.9%

High school graduate23.1%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,353	21.9%
High school graduate	1,425	23.1%
Some college or associate's	2,107	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,018	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	272	4.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,721	77.5%
Carpooled	560	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	143	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	304	6.3%
Other means	72	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	920	20.5%
15 to 29 min	1,538	34.2%
30 to 44 min	984	21.9%
45 to 59 min	538	12.0%
60+ min	516	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 28.0% (2,763 of 9,869)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,566	69.3%
Nonfamily households	1,135	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,701	93.7%
Vacant	249	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,275	61.5%
Renter-occupied	1,426	38.5%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,622	66.4%
1-unit, attached	45	1.1%
2 to 4 units	95	2.4%
5 to 19 units	226	5.7%
20 or more units	63	1.6%
Mobile home & other	899	22.8%

ZIP Code 77518

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