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Galveston County, Texas

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Population:

  • Total Population: 250,158
  • Males: 122,160
  • Females: 127,998

Ethnicity:

  • White: 157,545
  • Black/African American: 37,722
  • Hispanic: 45,153
  • Native American/Eskimo: 1,002
  • Asian: 5,182
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 35
  • Other: 333
  • 2 or more: 3,186

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (192,780)
  2. Spanish (31,465)
  3. Vietnamese (1,525)
  4. French (965)
  5. German (905)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 20,678

  1. Mexico (10,596)
  2. Vietnam (1,245)
  3. El Salvador (744)
  4. Philippines (680)
  5. Canada (656)
  6. United Kingdom (586)
  7. India (560)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (42,141)
  2. Southern Baptist Convention (33,382)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (13,303)
  4. Episcopal Church (3,407)
  5. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (3,124)

Migrant Health Clinics

    Disabilities:

    • Total Reported: 76,291
    • Sensory: 7,646
    • Physical: 19,299
    • Mental: 9,819
    • Self-care: 5,979
    • Go outside home: 15,260
    • Employment: 18,043

    Grandparents as caregivers

    Grandparents as caregivers: 3,400

    Heating fuel:

    • Total Reported: 94,782
    • Utility gas: 48,422
    • Bottled or LP gas: 2,930
    • Electricity: 42,506
    • Fuel oil, kerosene: 109
    • Coal or Coke: 14
    • Wood: 101
    • Solar Energy: 26
    • Other fuel: 114
    • No fuel used: 560

    Vehicles available:

    • Total Reported: 172,278
    • No vehicle: 12,464
    • 1 or more vehicle: 159,814

    Education Attainment:

    • No School: 2,349
    • No High School: 8,554
    • Some High School: 19,884
    • High School: 42,638
    • Some College: 41,207
    • Associate's Degree: 10,189
    • College Degree: 23,724
    • Master's Degree: 7,996
    • Professional Degree: 2,964
    • Doctoral Degree: 1,998

    Household Phones:

    • Households Reporting: 94,782
    • Owners with phone: 61,691
    • Owners without phone: 1,099
    • Renters with phone: 29,363
    • Renters without phone: 2,629

    10 closest counties:

    1. Chambers County, Texas
    2. Brazoria County, Texas
    3. Harris County, Texas
    4. Liberty County, Texas
    5. Fort Bend County, Texas
    6. Montgomery County, Texas
    7. Jefferson County, Texas
    8. Hardin County, Texas
    9. Matagorda County, Texas
    10. San Jacinto County, Texas

    Data Detail

    Zip Codes in county:

    77510, 77517, 77518, 77539, 77546, 77549, 77550, 77551, 77552, 77553, 77554, 77555, 77563, 77565, 77568, 77573, 77574, 77590, 77591, 77592, 77617, 77623, 77650

    Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

    • KZRC (92.5 FM) LA MARQUE, TX
    • KWUD (1490 AM) LEAGUE CITY, TX
    • KGBC (1540 AM) GALVESTON, TX
    • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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