Galveston County, Texas demographics

Population: 347,084
Median age: 37.9

Median household income: 79,328

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Galveston County, Texas.

Population

2021347,084
2020337,600
2019332,885
2018327,089
2017321,184
2016314,485
2015308,163
2014302,276
2013296,669
2012292,874
2011289,658
2010286,326
2009282,440

Galveston County, TX cities

Bacliff CDP - 10,567

Bayou Vista city - 1,884

Bolivar Peninsula CDP - 2,829

Clear Lake Shores city - 1,156

Dickinson city - 21,336

Friendswood city - 40,780

Galveston city - 53,092

Hitchcock city - 7,341

Jamaica Beach city - 1,037

Kemah city - 1,878

La Marque city - 18,065

League City city - 111,847

San Leon CDP - 5,144

Santa Fe city - 12,782

Seabrook city - 13,487

Texas City city - 52,097

Tiki Island village - 982

Census data for Galveston County, Texas

Demographic and housing estimates in Galveston County, Texas

Total population
Total population347,084
Male171,429
Female175,655
Population by age
Total population347,084
Under 5 years21,268
5 to 9 years24,520
10 to 14 years23,719
15 to 19 years23,841
20 to 24 years20,217
25 to 34 years45,414
35 to 44 years46,458
45 to 54 years44,917
55 to 59 years24,222
60 to 64 years22,387
65 to 74 years31,678
75 to 84 years13,312
85 years and over5,131
Median age (years)37.9
Under 18 years84,398
16 years and over272,658
18 years and over262,686
21 years and over250,070
62 years and over63,518
65 years and over50,121
Population by race
Total population347,084
One race315,535
   White250,882
   Black or African American42,793
   American Indian and Alaska Native968
   Asian11,856
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander169
   Some other race8,867
Two or more races31,549
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population246,548
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population119,514
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population127,034

Social characteristics in Galveston County, Texas

Households by type
Total households131,877
Family households (families)68,801
Married-couple family7,108
Male householder, no wife present, family21,737
Female householder, no husband present, family15,940
Nonfamily households34,231
Average household size36,355
Average family size2.59

Economic characteristics in Galveston County, Texas

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households131,877
Less than $10,0006,995
$10,000 to $14,9994,711
$15,000 to $24,9999,233
$25,000 to $34,9999,417
$35,000 to $49,99912,139
$50,000 to $74,99920,144
$75,000 to $99,99916,540
$100,000 to $149,99924,969
$150,000 to $199,99912,672
$200,000 or more15,057
Median household income (dollars)79,328

Housing characteristics in Galveston County, Texas

Housing occupancy
Total housing units154,283
Occupied housing units131,877
Vacant housing units22,406
Units in structure
Total housing units154,283
1-unit, detached112,126
1-unit, attached2,715
2 units2,970
3 or 4 units3,519
5 to 9 units6,253
10 to 19 units7,484
20 or more units12,716
Mobile home5,636
Boat, RV, van, etc.864
Year structure built
Total housing units154,283
Built 2014 or later452
Built 2010 to 201320,005
Built 2000 to 200929,910
Built 1990 to 199919,731
Built 1980 to 198922,946
Built 1970 to 197923,870
Built 1960 to 196915,280
Built 1950 to 195910,136
Built 1940 to 19493,955
Built 1939 or earlier7,998
Rooms
Total housing units154,283
1 room2,170
2 rooms5,240
3 rooms13,360
4 rooms23,408
5 rooms29,305
6 rooms28,067
7 rooms18,810
8 rooms14,812
9 rooms or more19,111
Median rooms5.6
Bedrooms
Total housing units154,283
No bedroom2,354
1 bedroom17,117
2 bedrooms36,474
3 bedrooms58,145
4 bedrooms33,142
5 or more bedrooms7,051
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units131,877
Owner-occupied89,528
Renter-occupied42,349
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.71
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.32
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units131,877
Moved in 2017 or later13,698
Moved in 2015 to 201643,705
Moved in 2010 to 201423,398
Moved in 2000 to 200928,393
Moved in 1990 to 199911,998
Moved in 1989 and earlier10,685
Value
Owner-occupied units89,528
Less than $50,0004,857
$50,000 to $99,9997,296
$100,000 to $149,99910,420
$150,000 to $199,99915,018
$200,000 to $299,99924,798
$300,000 to $499,99920,411
$500,000 to $999,9995,892
$1,000,000 or more836
Median (dollars)229,300
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units89,528
Housing units with a mortgage51,921
Housing units without a mortgage37,607
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent40,804
Less than $5001,775
$500 to $99911,993
$1,000 to $1,49916,245
$1,500 to $1,9997,866
$2,000 to $2,4991,842
$2,500 to $2,999393
$3,000 or more690
Median (dollars)1,175
No rent paid1,545

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