Galveston County, TX

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2023 Population

354,721

1.12% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$85,348

1.71% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Galveston County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Galveston County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Galveston County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Galveston County, TX borders Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, and Harris County, TX.

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Economy

The economy of Galveston County, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Galveston County, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (24,623 people), Manufacturing (18,226 people), and Educational Services (17,808 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($120,151), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($105,372), and Manufacturing ($101,912).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Galveston County, TX, are Management Occupations (22,060 people), Sales & Related Occupations (16,346 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,478 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Galveston County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Galveston County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (24,623 people), Manufacturing (18,226 people), and Educational Services (17,808 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Galveston County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Galveston County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($108,814), Manufacturing ($106,274), and Public Administration ($88,542).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($100,880), Manufacturing ($66,605), and Information ($62,826).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Establishments by Size

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Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Galveston County, TX awarded 2,591 degrees. The student population of Galveston County, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 3,426 male students and 6,443 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Galveston County, TX have an average commute time of 27.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Galveston County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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Household Income

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Wage Distribution

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This chart shows the number of workers in Galveston County, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.2%)
Worked At Home (10.6%)
Carpooled (7.51%)

In 2023, 78.2% of workers in Galveston County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.6%) and those who carpooled to work (7.51%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Galveston County, TX have a longer commute time (27.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Galveston County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Galveston County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Galveston County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Galveston County, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Galveston County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Galveston County, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

13.8%

Uninsured

51.9%

Employer Coverage

10.7%

Medicaid

11.4%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

1.72%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Galveston County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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