Galveston County, TX Population

Overview

347,084

Total Population

37.9

Median age

50.61%

Female population %

97.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

52.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

88,457

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Galveston County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Galveston County is 37.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Galveston County's population under 18 was 24.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Galveston County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.44% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Galveston County, 20.03% were under the age of 15, 19.14% aged 15 to 29, 46.39% aged 30 to 64, 12.96% aged 65 to 84, and 1.48% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 4,226 more females than males in Galveston County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.61% females and 49.39% males in Galveston County, TX.
The Galveston County, TX gender ratio is 97.6:100 i.e. 97.6 men to 100 women (0.976).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 13,283.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 12,388.

Galveston County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Galveston County population: 72.28% are White, 12.33% are Black or African American, 0.28% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.42% are Asian, 0.05% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.55% are some other race and 9.09% are multiracial.
Galveston County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 88,457 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 258,627 (74.51% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Galveston County is White with a population of 250,882 (72.28% of the total population).

Galveston County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 357,117 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Galveston County's population increased by 41,781 (16.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Galveston County's population increased by 59,067 (20.19%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Galveston County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 250,711.