Demographics of Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County, Texas had 372,207 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +20,621 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Galveston County, in four figures

372,207
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.9%
Change since July 2020: +20,621 people.; 38.8 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $86,105 ±$2,507
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Galveston County, Texas's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Galveston County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Galveston County, Texas's population grew 5.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Galveston County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	351,586	100.0	100.0
2021	355,670	101.2	100.2
2022	357,747	101.8	100.7
2023	362,263	103.0	101.6
2024	367,367	104.5	102.5
2025	372,207	105.9	103.1

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Population of Galveston County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	351,586	+904	+96	+2	+746
2021	355,670	+4,084	+330	+183	+3,424
2022	357,747	+2,077	+345	+862	+1,088
2023	362,263	+4,516	+607	+992	+2,962
2024	367,367	+5,104	+703	+1,692	+2,719
2025	372,207	+4,840	+707	+726	+3,422

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±0.4: for men 38.0 ±0.4 and for women 39.6 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Galveston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	20,442 ±38	5.7% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	64,242 ±1,701	17.9% ±0.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	29,852 ±966	8.3% ±0.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	95,557 ±1,675	26.6% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	92,293 ±1,449	25.7% ±0.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	56,604 ±1,504	15.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $86,105 ±$2,507, and income per person $44,946 ±$965, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Galveston County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	20,608 ±1,275	14.7% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	21,645 ±1,444	15.4% ±1.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	19,455 ±1,111	13.8% ±0.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	16,855 ±1,089	12.0% ±0.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	24,730 ±1,339	17.6% ±0.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	16,842 ±1,190	12.0% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	20,525 ±1,170	14.6% ±0.8	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Galveston County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	41,318 ±2,713	11.7% ±0.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	12,160 ±1,165	14.6% ±1.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	19,747 ±1,503	10.4% ±0.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	9,411 ±889	11.9% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Galveston County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Galveston County	Texas	United States
Housing units	161,868 ±113	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±0.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.6% ±0.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.4% ±0.9	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$314,600 ±$5,354	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,404 ±$28	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±1	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Galveston County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	94,669 ±0	26.4% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	193,684 ±1,142	54.0% ±0.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	42,715 ±995	11.9% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	12,059 ±510	3.4% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	546 ±169	0.2% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	240 ±52	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,660 ±493	0.5% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	13,417 ±1,459	3.7% ±0.4	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Galveston County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	226,887 ±2,984	63.2% ±0.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	89,488 ±2,554	24.9% ±0.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6,098 ±789	1.7% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	36,517 ±2,158	10.2% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	18,441 ±1,251	5.1% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	18,076 ±1,750	5.0% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Galveston County among the counties of Texas

16th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Galveston County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Montgomery County	781,194	+24.9%
Williamson County	752,827	+22.3%
Cameron County	433,946	+3.0%
Brazoria County	419,080	+12.2%
Bell County	402,248	+8.0%
Galveston County	372,207	+5.9%
Nueces County	352,992	−0.2%
Lubbock County	328,906	+5.6%
Hays County	304,390	+24.8%
Webb County	281,224	+5.2%
McLennan County	272,020	+4.1%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Counties by population in Texas
No. 80 Counties by population growth in Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026