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Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County had 367,407 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 379.4 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 254 in Texas by population and 244th by land area.

Population
367,407
#16 of 254 in Texas · #210 in US
Area
379.4 sq mi
#244 of 254 in Texas · #2,606 in US
Density
968 / sq mi
#10 of 254 in Texas · #165 in US
Median household income
$83,080
#26 of 254 in Texas · #368 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Galveston County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Galveston County population, land area and income

Galveston County had 367,407 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 379.4 square miles of land. It ranks 16th of 254 in Texas by population and 244th by land area. That works out to 968.4 people per square mile, 10.1 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Galveston County is 19.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $83,080 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

367,407

3144th1st

210th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

379 sq mi

3144th1st

2606th of 3,144 (US)

Density

968.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

165th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$83,080

3143rd1st

368th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

367,407

254th1st

16th of 254 (TX)

Land area

379 sq mi

254th1st

244th of 254 (TX)

Density

968.4 / sq mi

254th1st

10th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$83,080

254th1st

26th of 254 (TX)

How Galveston County's population changed since 2020

Galveston County gained 15,801 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.5%. That ranks 92nd of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Galveston County recorded 16,549 births and 14,386 deaths, a natural change of +2,163. Net international migration added +3,585 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +11,027. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 11,027 people.

351.6k2020355.6k2021357.7k2022362.6k2023367.4k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
16,549
Deaths
14,386
Net international migration
+3,585
Net domestic migration
+11,027
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,821

Where Galveston County is

The Census internal point of Galveston County is at 29.233900, -94.888200. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Galveston County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Galveston County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
29.233900, -94.888200
DMS
29°14'2.04"N 94°53'17.52"W
UTM
15N 316487.5E 3235377.3N
Geohash
9vhw2cbeb
Plus code
76X764M6+HP

Towns in Galveston County

13 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Galveston County, 329,055 people together, or 90% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Galveston County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is League City with 115,833.

  1. 01League City (part)115,833
  2. 02Texas City57,875
  3. 03Galveston53,538
  4. 04Friendswood (part)30,684
  5. 05Dickinson21,941
  6. 06La Marque20,194
  7. 07Santa Fe13,131
  8. 08Hitchcock7,752
  9. 09Kemah2,853
  10. 10Bayou Vista1,763
  11. 11Clear Lake Shores1,294
  12. 12Tiki Island1,120
  13. 13Jamaica Beach1,077
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Galveston County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Galveston County. The most populous is Harris County, TX, with 5,009,302 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 185.5 miles WNW of Galveston County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is League City, TX (population 118,456), 22.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Galveston, TX (population 53,538), 5.7 miles away.

Galveston County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Galveston County is 48167: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 167. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $83,080.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Galveston County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 367,407. That is up 15,801 people (4.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 351,606.

What is the FIPS code of Galveston County?

48167. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (167) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Galveston County?

League City, with 115,833 residents inside Galveston County in 2024 (118,456 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Galveston County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harris County, TX; Brazoria County, TX; Chambers County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.