Galveston County

Galveston County has 358,990 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $86,105, 10% above the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $314,600, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

358,990residentsACS 2020–2024

$86,105median household incomeTexas: $78K

$314,600median home valueowner-occupied homes

93%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Galveston County in TexasZIP codes in Galveston County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Galveston County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
77510	14,155	$103K	$333K	86%	18%	95%	33 min
77517	5,529	$89K	$314K	84%	17%	94%	34 min
77518	9,541	$51K	$202K	62%	21%	92%	31 min
77539	49,375	$89K	$265K	76%	26%	91%	31 min
77546	54,789	$124K	$381K	76%	50%	96%	31 min
77550	23,489	$45K	$326K	40%	35%	89%	20 min
77551	21,696	$58K	$291K	48%	31%	94%	22 min
77554	10,414	$86K	$467K	69%	55%	92%	29 min
77563	9,955	$76K	$221K	73%	20%	84%	32 min
77565	6,943	$95K	$419K	50%	41%	94%	31 min
77568	23,083	$75K	$230K	72%	27%	94%	31 min
77573	98,109	$123K	$368K	76%	49%	96%	33 min
77590	31,642	$66K	$189K	52%	16%	91%	27 min
77591	18,294	$69K	$223K	55%	24%	92%	29 min
77623	585	$88K	$-666667K	91%	20%	93%	32 min
77650	2,322	$62K	$352K	96%	12%	90%	52 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

358,990 residents in 140,660 households, next to the Texas figure.

24%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

16%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

51%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

161,868 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $314,600 (±$5,354).

68%

of households own their home

72%

of homes are detached single-family houses

18%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$1,404

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201917%

2000–200919%

1990–199912%

1980–198914%

1970–197914%

1960–196910%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,507.

$86,105

median household income

11.7%

of people live below the poverty line

5.7%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

30 min

average commute to work

20%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

12%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

93%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Galveston County, Texas, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.