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Galveston County

Texas · 372,207 residents (2025 est.) · 379 sq mi
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With 358,990 people, Galveston County is a county in Texas. Few US counties rank higher on income. Growth has run 44% since 2000, or 108,832 more people. Density works out to 946 people per square mile. Home values have more than tripled since 2000, reaching $314,600. Median household income is $86,105, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $86,105, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 111%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Galveston County

What changed most since 1990

  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$142,324 → $314,600 (+121%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Population217,399 → 358,990 (+65%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Black share17.2% → 11.9% (−5.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts

Among the 254 counties in Texas

  • 27th in household income$86,105
  • 21st in share with a bachelor's degree34.8%
  • 24th in home value$314,600
  • 24th in diversity score77.8
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
358,990
+44%since 2000
from 250,158 in 2000
372,207 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
946 / sq mi
+44%since 2000
from 659 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.8
+8%since 2000
from 35.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
379 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
203K246K288K331K373K19902000201020202024Galveston County
2024359K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.7%(20,442)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.6%(23,617)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147%(24,958)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(24,351)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.9%(21,168)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3412.9%(46,157)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.8%(49,400)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(45,627)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413%(46,666)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.9%(35,604)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.3%(15,514)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.5%(5,486)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$86,105
+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $42,419 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$44,946
+108%since 2000
from $21,568 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
56.1%
+19.9 ptssince 2009
from 36.2% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
11.7%
−1.5 ptssince 2000
from 13.2% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.460
+2%since 2010
from 0.449 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade10.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.7%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade7.6%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance6%
US avg: 5.9%
Other services5.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Professional, scientific, technical5.1%
US avg: 5.1%
Public administration3.9%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing2.1%
US avg: 2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.6%
Arts, entertainment, food1.2%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing1.2%
US avg: 0.4%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$314,600
+111%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $81,900 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,404
+35%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $571 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
67.6%
+1.4 ptssince 2000
from 66.2% in 2000
32.4% rent
Vacancy rate
13.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 18.1% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.51 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.59 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
22.5%
−3.0 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
51.8%
+6.7 ptssince 2009
from 45.2% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.7
+50%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
68
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic63.1%(157,851)
Black15.3%(38,179)
Hispanic / Latino18%(44,939)
Asian2.1%(5,152)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic54%(193,684)
Black11.9%(42,715)
Hispanic / Latino26.4%(94,669)
Asian3.4%(12,059)
Other4.4%(15,863)
Diversity Score
78
+9%since 2009
from 71 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
29
−6%since 2020
from 31 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican19.4%(69,580)
Central American2.8%(10,209)
Salvadoran1.5%(5,238)
South American0.9%(3,167)
Puerto Rican0.9%(3,163)
Guatemalan0.7%(2,448)
Honduran0.5%(1,681)
Spaniard0.5%(1,623)
Cuban0.4%(1,382)
Colombian0.4%(1,261)
Venezuelan0.2%(823)
Ecuadorian0.1%(364)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Costa Rican0.1%(360)
Nicaraguan0.1%(345)
Peruvian0.1%(325)
Argentine0.1%(191)
Bolivian0%(139)
Dominican0%(130)
Panamanian0%(112)
Chilean0%(29)
Uruguayan0%(21)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.9%(3,115)
Vietnamese0.8%(2,933)
Filipino0.5%(1,844)
Chinese0.4%(1,586)
Pakistani0.2%(824)
Japanese0.1%(378)
Korean0.1%(336)
Thai0.1%(275)
Cambodian0%(115)
Taiwanese0%(56)
Laotian0%(48)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Malaysian0%(30)
Mongolian0%(26)
Nepalese0%(22)
Hmong0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(71)
Tongan0%(20)
Samoan0%(15)
Ancestry
German11.6%(41,564)
English10.4%(37,399)
Irish8.4%(30,308)
American4%(14,382)
Italian3.4%(12,210)
French2.3%(8,120)
Scottish1.5%(5,289)
Polish1.2%(4,286)
Norwegian0.9%(3,265)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(2,818)
Dutch0.8%(2,703)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Czech0.7%(2,592)
Swedish0.6%(2,236)
Arab0.6%(2,233)
Welsh0.5%(1,626)
Ukrainian0.4%(1,422)
British0.4%(1,334)
French Canadian0.3%(1,201)
Greek0.3%(1,002)
Iranian0.3%(987)
Danish0.3%(954)
Russian0.2%(875)
West Indian0.2%(774)
Moroccan0.2%(601)
Hungarian0.2%(588)
Turkish0.2%(585)
Canadian0.1%(516)
Finnish0.1%(502)
Nigerian0.1%(492)
Lebanese0.1%(476)
Austrian0.1%(454)
Swiss0.1%(432)
Belgian0.1%(410)
Brazilian0.1%(364)
Lithuanian0.1%(354)
Croatian0.1%(352)
Portuguese0.1%(347)
Ghanaian0.1%(330)
Serbian0.1%(309)
Jamaican0.1%(289)
Palestinian0.1%(275)
Egyptian0.1%(238)
Slovene0.1%(194)
Ethiopian0%(156)
Romanian0%(134)
Slovak0%(127)
Iraqi0%(92)
Syrian0%(76)
Latvian0%(58)
Bulgarian0%(53)
Armenian0%(32)
Israeli0%(29)
Haitian0%(17)
Guyanese0%(12)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.8%
+12.1 ptssince 2000
from 22.7% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
89.9%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 80.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
11.6%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 8.0% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
27.9 min
+50%since 2000
from 18.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
77.2%
−2.9 ptssince 2009
from 80.1% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.4%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.8% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
11.7%
+9.4 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
5.4%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 6.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.7%
−2.1 ptssince 2011
from 7.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.9%
−2.8 ptssince 2011
from 66.7% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
72.7%
+1.4 ptssince 2020
from 71.3% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
15.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 15.8% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
44.5%
+7.1 ptssince 2009
from 37.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.3%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 49.1% in 2009
Female
50.7%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 50.9% in 2009
Foreign born
10.2%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.7% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
7.3%
−3.5 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
13.6%
+1.7 ptssince 2012
from 11.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
13.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.2%
+12.7 ptssince 2017
from 80.5% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.0%
+3.3 ptssince 2020
from 93.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
86.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 83.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
79.5%
−0.4 ptssince 2016
from 79.8% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
16.0%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 15.7% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married31.8%(45,118)
Married56.3%(79,927)
Widowed2.2%(3,087)
Divorced9.7%(13,804)
Women 15+
Never married26.8%(39,628)
Married52.9%(78,263)
Widowed7.6%(11,295)
Divorced12.7%(18,851)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
13.6%
−4.5 ptssince 2013
from 18.1% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
58.9%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 59.5% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 12.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
16.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 15.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
12.9%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 13.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
68.8%
−1.9 ptssince 2020
from 70.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
28.2%
+1.0 ptssince 2020
from 27.2% 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)30.8%(6,145)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(5,145)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.4%(5,869)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.1%(409)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(83)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,934 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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Over time

Galveston County, decade by decade

Galveston County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990217,399$70,720$142,32419.3%63.0
2000250,158$77,273$149,19422.7%68.2
2010291,309$83,893$203,41426.3%72.4
2020350,682$90,458$257,67932.1%77.7
2024358,990$86,105$314,60034.8%77.8

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Galveston County, Texas?

Galveston County, Texas has about 358,990 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Galveston County, Texas?

The typical household in Galveston County, Texas earns about $86,105 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Galveston County, Texas expensive?

In Galveston County, Texas, the median home is worth about $314,600, and the typical rent is about $1,404 a month.

How educated are people in Galveston County, Texas?

About 34.8% of adults age 25 and over in Galveston County, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Galveston County, Texas?

About 11.7% of people in Galveston County, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has Galveston County, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, Galveston County, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 141,591 residents, a change of about 65 percent over that period.

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