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Texas·Galveston County
24 tracts·54K people·$326K median·1,325/mi²
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The median home value in Galveston is $326,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Galveston has 53,424 residents across 24 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 41.5; the population is 49.8% White, 29.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Black, 2.8% Asian, 2.2% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 36.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
AMBASSADORS PREPARATORY ACADEMY (60%), PARKER EL (46%) and OPPE EL (35%) lead the elementary schools; CENTRAL MIDDLE (24%), WEIS (21%) and AUSTIN MIDDLE (17%) lead the middle schools; AIM COLLEGE & CAREER PREP (57%) and BALL H S (31%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,298/month, 18% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Galveston is $55,631 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Galveston, median rent is $1,298/month and the median home value is $326,000 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Galveston reported 5.2 violent crimes and 23.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 51°F; there are 122 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Galveston are cold wave (96), wildfire (81) and tornado (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Galveston, 6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).