Galveston

Population & Demographics

Galveston, TX

Galveston is home to 53,424 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 23,415 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
53,424
people
Population

53,424 residents

Median age 41.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Galveston population & demographics

Who lives in Galveston — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
53,424
Median age
41.5yrs
Median household income
$55,631
Median home value
$326,000
Median gross rent
$1,298/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
36.0%
Poverty rate
21.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Galveston

How Galveston breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.8%
Hispanic or Latino29.3%
Black15.0%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races2.2%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Galveston

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Galveston.

Galveston at a glance
Employed Residents
23,415
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
48.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
49.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
12.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Houston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Galveston proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Galveston commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

73 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Galveston

23,415 commutes, one dot at a time

Galveston

Where 23,415 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Galveston, by worker count.

1Galveston0.0 mi11,564
2Houston48.0 mi3,853
3Texas City10.6 mi566
4Pasadena34.5 mi493
5League City22.2 mi419
6Austin189.6 mi349
7Dallas269.0 mi216
8San Antonio223.5 mi188

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Galveston.

1Galveston0.0 mi11,564
2League City22.2 mi4,344
3Texas City10.6 mi4,329
4Houston48.0 mi2,876
5La Marque11.4 mi1,914
6Dickinson18.8 mi926
7Santa Fe18.6 mi761
8Hitchcock12.9 mi659

Top industries

The sectors that employ Galveston’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services39.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services16.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing6.8%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance6.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.7%
RTRetail Trade5.0%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation4.8%
FIFinance and Insurance4.0%
COConstruction2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Galveston

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

3 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps94%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Galveston

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