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77551

Galveston, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
21,696
Median household income
$58,344
People below poverty
18.4%
Median home value
$290,600

Income

The median income of households in 77551 was $58,344. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.1
$15,000 to $24,999 11.9
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.4
$50,000 to $74,999 14.7
$75,000 to $99,999 9.8
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 8.3
$200,000 or more 8.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52942
Female 47056

An estimated 71% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 23.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,133. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71
Social Security 34.3
Retirement income 23.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.5
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.1

In 2020-2024, 11.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 27.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77551 in 2020-2024, 80.4% had health insurance coverage and 19.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.2% and public coverage was 36.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 15.8%.


In 2020-2024, 77551 had a total population of 21,696 - 10,714 (49.4%) females and 10,982 (50.6%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 17.2% of the population was under 18 years, 37.1% was 19 to 44 years, 23.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77551 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 594 406
5 to 9 626 492
10 to 14 446 632
15 to 19 550 519
20 to 24 556 872
25 to 29 980 739
30 to 34 987 1090
35 to 39 819 693
40 to 44 711 591
45 to 49 622 307
50 to 54 474 703
55 to 59 700 676
60 to 64 756 849
65 to 69 509 706
70 to 74 707 547
75 to 79 365 289
80 to 84 208 385
85 and over 372 218

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52.3% were White; 14.9% were Black or African American; 5.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.1% were Asian; 2.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 25.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 34% of the people in 77551 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47% of the people in 77551 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,412 households in 77551. The average household size was 2.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 42% of the households in 77551 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.7% of all households, while 19.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 38.7% of all households.

In 77551, 20.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42
Cohabiting Couples 4.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.1% of males and 43.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.1 32.4
Now married, except separated 47.1 43.3
Separated 2.9 2.1
Widowed 2.5 7.9
Divorced 12.4 14.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77551, 314 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.6% of the people living in 77551 were U.S. natives. 60% of the 77551 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.4% of 77551 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77551 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 77551.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 75.5
Asia 12.4
Europe 9.3
Africa 0.4
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0.8

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77551 in 2020-2024, 30.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 24.5% of people at least five years old; 12.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 24.5
Other Indo-European languages 4.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 78.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 77551 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 78.3
Different house, same county 14
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 85 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 30.6% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77551 was 4,668 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 281 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,698. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,689.

Educational Attainment of People in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.9
High school diploma or equivalency 22.2
Some college, no degree 22.9
Associate's degree 9.2
Bachelor's degree 18.6
Graduate or professional degree 12

Disability

In 77551, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 16.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77551, 54.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 9.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 7,120 71.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,820 18.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 991 9.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77551 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 6.2
Manufacturing 3.5
Wholesale trade 0.8
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.8
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 18
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 1.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77551 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,450 34.6
Service occupations 2,339 23.5
Sales and office occupations 2,100 21.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 704 7.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,378 13.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.7% of 77551 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 2.4
Other means 4.5
Worked from home 9.1

In 2020-2024, 77551 had a total of 11,695 housing units. Of these housing units, 55.1% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 44.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 44.5
Mobile homes 0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77551 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 36.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77551 had 9,412 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 2,283 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 48.2% while renters occupied 51.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.33 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

9.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.2% and another 15.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77551:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77551 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 40.5
Electricity 58.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77551 was $290,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.4 % had a mortgage. 57.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,134 and for owners without a mortgage it was $835.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77551 was $1,352. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.