Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County covers 379 sq mi of land and has about 358,990 residents. 23 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 13 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.

Population

358,990

946/sq mi

Median household income

$86K

U.S. $81K

Median home value

$315K

U.S. $333K

Median rent

$1,404

U.S. $1,413

Median age

38.8

U.S. 38.9

Poverty rate

11.7%

U.S. 12.5%

Cities and towns

Zip codes in Galveston County

23 total

Zip	City	Type	Population	IncomeMedian income	Home value
77510	Santa Fe	Residential	14,155	$102,651	$333,100
77517	Santa Fe	Residential	5,529	$88,567	$314,100
77518	Bacliff	Residential	9,541	$51,458	$201,500
77539	Dickinson	Residential	49,375	$89,111	$264,800
77546	Friendswood	Residential	54,789	$123,756	$380,700
77549	Friendswood · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
77550	Galveston	Residential	23,489	$45,047	$325,900
77551	Galveston	Residential	21,696	$58,344	$290,600
77552	Galveston · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
77553	Galveston · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
77554	Galveston	Residential	10,414	$86,490	$466,800
77555	Galveston	Residential	2	—	—
77563	Hitchcock	Residential	9,955	$75,806	$220,700
77565	Kemah	Residential	6,943	$95,268	$419,000
77568	La Marque	Residential	23,083	$74,694	$230,400
77573	League City	Residential	98,109	$122,722	$367,500
77574	League City · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
77590	Texas City	Residential	31,642	$65,801	$188,900
77591	Texas City	Residential	18,294	$68,593	$222,600
77592	Texas City · PO box	PO box / unique	—	—	—
77617	Gilchrist	Residential	44	$75,703	—
77623	High Island	Residential	585	$88,375	—
77650	Port Bolivar	Residential	2,322	$61,745	$351,600

Galveston County at a glance

Compared with the U.S.

Household income distribution

<$25k

15%

$25–50k

15%

$50–75k

14%

$75–100k

12%

$100–150k

18%

$150–200k

12%

$200k+

15%

Highest education (adults 25+)

No diploma

10%

High school

23%

Some college

23%

Associate's

10%

Bachelor's

23%

Graduate

12%

How people get to work

Drove alone

77%

Carpooled

Transit

0.5%

Walked

Bicycle

0.4%

Worked from home

12%

Other

At a glance

	Galveston	U.S.
Own their home	67.6%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	35.7%
Work from home	11.7%	15.1%
Households with broadband	93.2%	91%
Without health insurance	13.6%	8.4%
Foreign-born	10.2%	14.1%
Veterans (of adults)	7.3%	6.2%
Unemployment	5.7%	5.2%
Average commute	27.9 min	26.4 min