Galveston, Texas Neighborhood Info

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Galveston, Texas QuickFacts

	Galveston, Texas	United States
Total population	57,247	281,421,906
State	Texas
City	galveston

Galveston, Texas Population

	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
Male	27,649	48.3%	49.06%
Female	29,598	51.7%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.5		35.3

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	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
18 years and over	43,868	76.63%	74.31%
21 years and over	40,982	71.59%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,159	16.0%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,849	13.71%	12.43%

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	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
White	33,582	58.66%	75.14%
Black or African American	14,592	25.49%	12.32%
Asian	1,839	3.21%	3.64%
Some other race	5,856	10.23%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,378	2.41%	2.43%

Galveston, Texas Housing

	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
Total households	23,842		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,744	57.65%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	10,098	42.35%	31.94%

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	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
Total housing units	29,957		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	6,175	20.61%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	23,842	79.59%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	10,399	34.71%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	13,443	44.87%	30.77%

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	Galveston, Texas	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	2,102	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	4,323	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,246	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	596	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	434	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	245	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	38	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	18	0.57%
Median (dollars)	73,800	119,600

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	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	6,582	27.61%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,958	29.18%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	2,993	12.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	2,836	11.89%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,781	7.47%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,656	11.14%	9.65%

Galveston, Texas Education

	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	15,745		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	908	5.77%	6.47%
Kindergarten	818	5.2%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,128	38.92%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,017	19.16%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,874	30.96%	22.81%

Galveston, Texas Economy

	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
Population 16 years and over	45,372		217,168,077
In labor force	27,104	59.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	26,973	59.45%	63.39%
- - Employed	24,243	53.43%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,730	6.02%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	10.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	131	0.29%	0.53%
Not in labor force	18,268	40.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	23,840	52.54%	51.66%
In labor force	13,429	29.6%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	13,418	29.57%	29.65%
- - Employed	12,050	26.56%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,145	9.14%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,308		12,787,501

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	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	23,791		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	4,339	18.24%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,189	9.2%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,001	16.82%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	3,328	13.99%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,654	15.36%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	3,103	13.04%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,371	5.76%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,113	4.68%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	250	1.05%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	443	1.86%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	28,895		41,994

	Galveston, Texas	%, Galveston, Texas	United States
With earnings	18,324	40.39%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	42,181		56,604
With Social Security income	6,147	13.55%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,114		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,263	2.78%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,211		6,320
With public assistance income	1,025	2.26%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,268		3,032
With retirement income	3,596	7.93%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,469		17,376

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