Galveston, Texas demographics

Galveston, TX demographics: median age 41.5; 36.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Galveston city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4828068. The survey estimates a population of 53,424 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Galveston is 41.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.9 years. There are 25,198 households (±603). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.5 ±1.9	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	7,878 ±692	14.7% ±1.3 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	15,019 ±935	28.1% ±1.8 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	19,347 ±1,023	36.2% ±1.9 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	11,180 ±835	20.9% ±1.6 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	27,019 ±760	50.6% ±1.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	26,405 ±760	49.4% ±1.4 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	29,197 ±1,122	54.7% ±2.1 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,241 ±712	15.4% ±1.3 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	363 ±228 · low precision	0.7% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,493 ±342	2.8% ±0.6 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	166 ±95 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,979 ±459	3.7% ±0.9 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	11,985 ±1,146	22.4% ±2.1 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	37,781 ±1,195	70.7% ±2.2 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,643 ±1,187	29.3% ±2.2 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,741 ±535	34.7% ±2.0 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	856 ±198	3.4% ±0.8 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,988 ±399	11.9% ±1.6 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,633 ±730	42.2% ±2.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,980 ±378	7.9% ±1.5 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,149 ±365	16.5% ±1.4 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	21,049 ±817	83.5% ±2.6 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,198
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,633 ±730	42.2% ±2.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	9,106 ±710	36.1% ±2.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,070 ±395	12.2% ±1.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,297 ±238	5.1% ±0.9 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	614 ±185	2.4% ±0.7 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	342 ±114	1.4% ±0.5 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	136 ±85 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 53,424
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	46,210 ±770	86.5% ±1.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,214 ±763	13.5% ±1.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 50,850
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	37,917 ±1,169	74.6% ±2.2 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	9,782 ±954	19.2% ±1.9 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	247 ±107	0.5% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	154 ±69	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	423 ±253 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,073 ±306	2.1% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	60 ±88 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	187 ±120 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	120 ±97 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	147 ±89 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	435 ±160	0.9% ±0.3 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	205 ±125 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	100 ±66 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 39,388
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,637 ±621	11.8% ±1.6 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,983 ±675	22.8% ±1.6 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,252 ±801	21.0% ±2.0 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	3,342 ±390	8.5% ±1.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	8,205 ±745	20.8% ±1.8 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,969 ±611	15.2% ±1.5 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 52,870
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	40,364 ±982	76.3% ±1.8 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	6,195 ±791	11.7% ±1.5 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	4,764 ±734	9.0% ±1.4 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	992 ±330	1.9% ±0.6 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	555 ±261	1.0% ±0.5 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

16.5% of Galveston residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Galveston	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	16.5% ±1.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±1.2 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±0.8 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Galveston . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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