What is the population of Galveston County, Texas?

The population of Galveston County, Texas is 353,950, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

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

The median household income in Galveston County, Texas is $86,478, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Galveston County, Texas is $204,441, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Galveston County, Texas is 5.5%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income B

Education C

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	353,950	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	405.0	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	1.72%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	36.8	35.8	37.1
Households	138,554	10,745,192	128,459,983

Year	Galveston County

Group	Share

Galveston County has a the economy index of B, which means it is quite prosperous.

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$86,478	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.47%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$204,441	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$1,360	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.5%	62.6%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	23.3	22.7	22.5
Work from home	10.6%	12.8%	13.4%

Galveston County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.1%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.52	2.70	2.54

Galveston County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Galveston County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.4	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.0%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	19.0%	19.9%	19.0%