Texas · Census place 28068
Galveston city, TX
Quick answer
Galveston city has 53,348 residents, ranking #70 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $57,216, the median home is worth $294,300 and median gross rent runs $1,278 a month.
- Population
- 53,348Galveston city residents
- Median household income
- $57,216Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $294,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,278Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 46.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Galveston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Galveston city median would spend about 26.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 46.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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