CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Galveston

Indiana · 1,609 residents · 0.58 sq mi

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Galveston is home to 1,609 people in Indiana. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $47,300. The poverty rate is 6.0%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $314 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,609

+5%vs 2000

vs 1,532 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−4%vs 2000

vs 34.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(104)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(102)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(150)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(150)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(96)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(245)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.7%(268)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.2%(197)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(137)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.5%(104)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,609

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,450 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,779

−44%vs 2000

vs $22,880 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

6.0%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$314

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $526 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.4%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

17.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(1,482)

Black0.3%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(21)

Asian0.3%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(1,601)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(6)

Asian0.4%(6)

Other0.1%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(5)

Central American0.4%(5)

Guatemalan0.4%(5)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.4%(6)

Ancestry

German35.7%(487)

English12.8%(174)

Irish11.7%(159)

American8.7%(119)

Scottish2.7%(37)

Swiss2.2%(30)

French1.8%(25)

Italian1.5%(20)

Dutch1.2%(17)

Polish0.8%(11)

Lithuanian0.7%(9)

Norwegian0.5%(7)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(5)

Swedish0.4%(5)

Slovak0.2%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(2)

Ethiopian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.4%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.0 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.8%(140)

Married59.1%(348)

Widowed2.7%(16)

Divorced14.4%(85)

Women 15+

Never married11.3%(70)

Married62.8%(389)

Widowed6.5%(40)

Divorced19.4%(120)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 68.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.0%

+10.8 ptssince 2020

from 29.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.3%(14)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.6%(28)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 114 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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