Population

53,636

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$326,000

Owner-occupied units

Galveston, TX

Texas · 29.186° N, 94.966° W · 41 sq mi

Galveston is a city in Texas, with a population of 53,636 and about 1,307 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,631 a year, and the median home is worth $326,000.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

41 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

1,307

People per square mile

Rank by population

#824

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#317

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$55,631

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,298

Per month

Homeownership

46.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.2 min

One way

People

Median age

41.5

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

36%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

13.5%

Households

25,198

1.98 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 31^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 215^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 0^/yr

Days above 90° 23^/yr

Below freezing 3^/yr

Annual rainfall 66.5ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

August

Average high 89°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 49°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 28.5^%

Arts, food & hospitality 16.5^%

Professional & business services 11.5^%

Retail trade 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital