Galveston County, Texas Demographics

Galveston County is 8th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Galveston County is 12th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Galveston County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Households

Galveston County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Housing units

Galveston County is 15th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Race - Asian

Galveston County is 16th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Galveston County is 17th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Current population (2012)

Galveston County is 17th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Galveston County is 18th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Galveston County is 20th in Texas out of 254 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Size Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Current population (2012)	300,484	17th	26,059,203	313,914,040
Size in square miles	378.4	244th	261,231.7	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	769.9	8th	96.3	87.4

Age Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents younger than 5	6.7%	115th	7.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	115th	26.8%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	12.0%	208th	10.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	86.4%	28th	80.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.3%	25th	26.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Race - White	80.1%	222nd	80.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.0%	40th	12.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	177th	1.0%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.3%	15th	4.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	89th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	46th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	23.2%	141st	38.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	58.6%	146th	44.5%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Female residents	50.5%	110th	50.3%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	9.7%	74th	16.2%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Housing units	133,510	15th	10,098,750	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.1%	23rd	24.0%	25.9%
Households	107,996	15th	8,667,807	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.8%	193rd	64.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$144,700	22nd	$126,400	$186,200
People per household	2.6	131st	2.8	2.6
Building permits (last year)	1,967	16th	135,514	829,658

Income Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Income per capita	$29,936	21st	$25,548	$27,915
Income per household	$59,645	22nd	$50,920	$52,762
Income below poverty line	13.1%	197th	17.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Galveston County	Rank	Texas	US
Non-farm private establishments	5,197	18th	525,420	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	78,831	20th	8,987,663	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	22,869	17th	2,164,852	27,092,908
Retail sales	$2,750,294	22nd	$311,334,781	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,700	114th	$13,061	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$590,991	12th	$42,054,592	$613,795,732