Overview for Galveston
County, TX
Part of: Houston-Sugar
Land-Baytown TX, Metropolitan Area
Part of:
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville TX, Combined
Statistical Area |
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Galveston County is
one of about 3,141 counties and county
equivalents in the United States. It has
398.5 sq. miles in land area and a
population density of 696.5 per square
mile. In the last three decades of the
1900s its population grew by 47.3%. On
the 2000 census form, 97.9% of the
population reported only one race, with
15.4% of these reporting
African-American. The population of this
county is 18.0% Hispanic (of any race).
The average household size is 2.60
persons compared to an average family
size of 3.12 persons.
In 2005 educational services was the
largest of 20 major sectors. It had an
average wage per job of $37,890. Per
capita income grew by 19.2% between 1994
and 2004 (adjusted for inflation). |
People
& Income Overview
(By Place of Residence) |
Value |
Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work) |
Value |
| Population
(2005) |
277,563 |
Covered
Employment |
87,411 |
| Growth
(%) since 1990 |
27.7% |
Average wage
per job |
$35,526 |
| Households
(2000) |
94,782 |
Manufacturing - % all jobs in County |
7.0% |
| Labor Force
(persons) (2005) |
138,874 |
Average wage
per job |
$83,696 |
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Unemployment Rate (2005) |
5.7 |
Transportation & Warehousing - % all
jobs in County |
3.0% |
| Per Capita
Personal Income (2004) |
$32,055 |
Average wage
per job |
$42,733 |
| Median
Household Income (2003) |
$44,774 |
Health
Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in
County |
8.2% |
| Poverty
Rate (2003) |
13.7 |
Average wage
per job |
$27,741 |
| H.S.
Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
80.9 |
Finance and
Insurance - % all jobs in County |
4.7% |
| Bachelor's
Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) |
22.7 |
Average wage
per job |
$44,914 |
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