Galveston, IN Population

Overview

1,378

Total Population

43.7

Median age

53.05%

Female population %

88.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

50.1

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1

Hispanic population

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

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Age

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

The median age in Galveston is 43.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Galveston's population under 18 was 20.97%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Galveston's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.04% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Galveston, 17.34% were under the age of 15, 16.62% aged 15 to 29, 50.00% aged 30 to 64, 14.51% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 84 more females than males in Galveston:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.05% females and 46.95% males in Galveston, IN.
The Galveston, IN gender ratio is 88.5:100 i.e. 88.5 men to 100 women (0.885).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 66.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 107.

Galveston's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Galveston population: 95.72% are White, 1.67% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.15% are some other race and 2.18% are multiracial.
Galveston's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 1 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,368 (99.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Galveston is White with a population of 1,319 (95.72% of the total population).

Galveston's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,532 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Galveston's population decreased by 218 (14.23%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Galveston's population decreased by 29 (2.21%), 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's population was lowest in year 2019 at 1,260.