2022 population: 357,117 ( 65,808 from 2010 , 6,444 from 2020)
Land area: 379.3 square miles
Population density: 941.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	196,483	55.02%	13.8%
Black:	44,820	12.55%	14.3%
Indian:	1,205	0.34%	14.5%
Asian:	12,701	3.56%	47.0%
2+ races:	6,061	1.70%	50.1%
Hispanic:	95,847	26.84%	46.8%

Total non-White:	160,634	44.98%	35.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	8,693	12.4
Deaths:	8,096	11.5
Net Migration:	5,194	7.4
Net Immigration:	665	0.9

Change in White population:	23,831	8.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	41,977	14.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
291,309
172,652	59.27%
39,229	13.47%
1,052	0.36%
8,643	2.97%
4,037	1.39%
65,270	22.41%
118,657	40.73%

2000
250,158
157,851	63.10%
38,179	15.26%
893	0.36%
5,240	2.09%
2,788	1.11%
44,939	17.96%
92,307	36.90%

1990
217,399
145,266	66.82%
37,483	17.24%
819	0.38%
3,424	1.57%
n/a
30,407	13.99%
72,133	33.18%

1980
195,940
133,891	68.33%
35,863	18.30%
421	0.21%
1,982	1.01%
n/a
23,653	12.07%
62,049	31.67%

1970
169,812
119,186	70.19%
29,309	17.26%
199	0.12%
327	0.19%
n/a
20,372	12.00%
50,626	29.81%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
37,219	14.9
21,491	8.6
15,632	6.2
6,495	2.6

14,801	5.9
26,350	10.5

Number	Rate
1990's
37,301	17.2
20,013	9.2
9,741	4.5
5,336	2.5

12,585	5.8
20,174	9.3

Number	Rate
1980's
37,267	19.0
16,973	8.7
2,831	1.4
n/a

11,375	5.8
10,084	5.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,296	4.9
n/a

14,705	8.7
11,423	6.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Galveston County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.1
83,776	23.5%
273,341	76.5%
52,288	14.6%

135,275
2.55

92,255	68.2%
70,342	76.2%
8,013	8.7%
43,020	31.8%

2010
Number	Percent
37.2
74,167	25.5%
217,142	74.5%
32,804	11.3%

108,969
2.63

75,747	69.5%
55,367	73.1%
7,953	10.5%
33,222	30.5%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
66,727	26.7%
183,431	73.3%
27,487	11.0%

94,840
2.59

66,494	70.1%
50,407	75.8%
7,242	10.9%
28,346	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
32.6
60,228	27.7%
157,171	72.3%
22,716	10.4%

81,417
2.64

58,334	71.6%
45,519	78.0%
6,066	10.4%
23,083	28.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
58,141	29.7%
137,799	70.3%
17,519	8.9%

69,275
2.79

52,302	75.5%
43,430	83.0%
4,376	8.4%
16,973	24.5%

2022 Housing Data for Galveston County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,656	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,990	3.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,425	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,444	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,623	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,738	3.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,974	2.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,739	2.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,949	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,274	6.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,284	8.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	17,044	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,704	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,383	8.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,410	9.9%
$200,000 or more	18,638	13.8%

Median Household Income	83,913
Per Capita Income	42,603

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,882	4.3%
Public Assistance	2,494	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,614	11.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	114,407	69.2%
Unemployed	7,283	4.4%
In Armed Forces	627	0.4%

Total Labor Force	122,317	73.9%
Not in Labor Force	43,089	26.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64,461	45,976	58.4%
Non-Profit	3,651	6,961	34.4%
Self-Employed	8,783	5,914	59.8%

Local Government	6,486	8,815	42.4%
State Government	4,076	7,693	34.6%
Federal Government	2,011	1,759	53.3%

Total Private + Self	73,244	51,890	58.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,224	25,228	39.1%
Total	89,468	77,118	53.7%

Pct. Govt.	18.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	29,314	17.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	31,385	18.8%
Professional, Technical	43,586	26.1%
Service Occupations	27,641	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	444	0.3%
All others	34,919	20.9%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	24,702	14.8%
Manufacturing	17,955	10.8%
Educational services	17,500	10.5%
Retail trade	16,729	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	12,435	7.5%
Construction	12,275	7.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	11,838	7.1%
Public administration	7,986	4.8%
Other services	7,410	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	6,865	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,814	4.1%
Finance and insurance	6,631	4.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,723	2.2%
Wholesale trade	3,337	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,321	2.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,360	1.4%
Utilities	2,073	1.2%
Information	1,777	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	714	0.4%
Management	400	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	68,866	19.63%
Puerto Rican	3,515	1.00%
Cuban	1,223	0.35%
Dominican	56	0.02%

Total Central American	8,269	2.36%
Costa Rican	257	0.07%
Guatemalan	1,103	0.31%
Honduran	1,574	0.45%
Nicaraguan	486	0.14%
Panamanian	163	0.05%
Salvadoran	4,686	1.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,911	0.83%
Argentinean	93	0.03%
Bolivian	21	0.01%
Chilean	3	0.00%
Colombian	1,678	0.48%
Ecuadorian	453	0.13%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	313	0.09%
Uruguayan	52	0.01%
Venezuelan	298	0.08%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,069	1.73%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,914	0.83%
Vietnamese	2,760	0.79%
Filipino	1,863	0.53%
Chinese	1,481	0.42%
Korean	483	0.14%
Thai	318	0.09%
Japanese	223	0.06%
Taiwanese	155	0.04%
Indonesian	100	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	262,861	79.6%
Spanish	52,424	15.9%
Other Indo-European	3,248	1.0%
Other Asian	2,232	0.7%
Vietnamese	2,100	0.6%
Chinese	1,628	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,195	0.4%
Tagalog	1,067	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	972	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	43,968	12.5%
English	31,185	8.9%
Irish	30,724	8.8%
American	13,599	3.9%
Italian	12,073	3.4%
European	9,014	2.6%
French	8,109	2.3%
Scottish	5,425	1.5%
Polish	4,780	1.4%
Dutch	3,065	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,938	0.8%
Czech	2,863	0.8%
Norwegian	2,684	0.8%
British	2,221	0.6%
Welsh	1,900	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	332,176	94.7%
Not a citizen	18,625	5.3%

Native	314,920	89.8%
Foreign-born	35,881	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10,003	4.2%	14,304	6.0%	55,331	23.4%	77,089	32.6%	53,733	22.7%	26,309	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10,003	4.2%
9-12 Years	14,304	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	55,331	23.4%
Some College	77,089	32.6%
Bach. Degree	53,733	22.7%
Grad Degree	26,309	11.1%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	113,315	105,293	8,022	7.1%	6.4%
1991	116,023	107,366	8,657	7.5%	7.0%
1992	121,618	110,715	10,903	9.0%	7.7%
1993	124,915	114,137	10,778	8.6%	7.2%
1994	125,007	114,263	10,744	8.6%	6.6%
1995	126,731	117,043	9,688	7.6%	6.1%
1996	126,682	116,216	10,466	8.3%	5.8%
1997	125,597	115,346	10,251	8.2%	5.4%
1998	124,087	115,590	8,497	6.8%	5.0%
1999	122,758	114,588	8,170	6.7%	4.7%

2000	128,233	121,919	6,314	4.9%	4.4%
2001	129,890	123,145	6,745	5.2%	5.0%
2002	132,938	124,311	8,627	6.5%	6.3%
2003	135,174	125,471	9,703	7.2%	6.7%
2004	136,390	127,069	9,321	6.8%	6.0%
2005	138,338	130,306	8,032	5.8%	5.5%
2006	137,584	130,432	7,152	5.2%	5.0%
2007	138,157	131,734	6,423	4.6%	4.4%
2008	141,992	133,953	8,039	5.7%	4.9%
2009	140,873	129,344	11,529	8.2%	7.5%

2010	147,531	133,996	13,535	9.2%	8.2%
2011	149,843	136,198	13,645	9.1%	8.0%
2012	152,764	141,167	11,597	7.6%	6.7%
2013	155,443	144,677	10,766	6.9%	6.3%
2014	157,411	148,465	8,946	5.7%	5.2%
2015	158,012	150,077	7,935	5.0%	4.5%
2016	160,171	151,625	8,546	5.3%	4.6%
2017	161,960	153,389	8,571	5.3%	4.3%
2018	163,217	155,611	7,606	4.7%	3.9%
2019	165,860	159,153	6,707	4.0%	3.5%

2020	164,608	150,218	14,390	8.7%	7.6%
2021	165,872	154,992	10,880	6.6%	5.6%
2022	169,058	161,647	7,411	4.4%	3.9%
2023	174,213	166,796	7,417	4.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	156,803
Median Value	$260,600

Occupied	135,275	86.3%
Vacant	21,528	13.7%

Owned	91,684	67.8%
Rented	43,591	32.2%
Median Rent	$1,301

Single-Family Units	116,449	74.3%
Detached	113,837	72.6%
Attached	2,612	1.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	27,048	17.2%
Mobile Homes	5,740	3.7%

Galveston County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Galveston County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Galveston County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Galveston County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Galveston County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Galveston County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Galveston County, TX