Galveston, TX

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Table

PEOPLE
Population
Texas
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) 28,304,596
Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 27,862,596
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2017) 25,146,100
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2016) 25,146,100
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2017, (V2017) 12.6%
Population, percent change – April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2016, (V2016) 10.8%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 25,145,561
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 7.2%
Persons under 5 years, percent, April 1, 2010 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 26.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, April 1, 2010 27.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 12.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, April 1, 2010 10.3%
Female persons, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 50.4%
Female persons, percent, April 1, 2010 50.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 79.4%
Black or African American alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 1.0%
Asian alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(a) 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016)(b) 39.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 42.6%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2012-2016 1,513,294
Foreign born persons, percent, 2012-2016 16.7%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2016, (V2016) 10,753,629
Housing units, April 1, 2010 9,977,436
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2012-2016 61.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2012-2016 $142,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2012-2016 $1,444
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2012-2016 $467
Median gross rent, 2012-2016 $911
Building permits, 2016 165,853
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2012-2016 9,289,554
Persons per household, 2012-2016 2.84
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2012-2016 83.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2012-2016 35.2%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 82.3%
Bachelor’s degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2012-2016 28.1%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2012-2016 8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent

19.1%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2012-2016 57.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 54,480,811
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 145,035,130
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 702,603,073
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 691,242,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 356,116,376
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $13,666
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2012-2016 25.9
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $54,727
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2016 dollars), 2012-2016 $27,828
Persons in poverty, percent

15.6%

BUSINESSES
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2015 569,0911
Total employment, 2015 10,239,7101
Total annual payroll, 2015 ($1,000) 521,095,7971
Total employment, percent change, 2014-2015 3.2%1
Total nonemployer establishments, 2015 2,205,149
All firms, 2012 2,356,748
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,251,696
Women-owned firms, 2012 866,678
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,070,392
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 1,224,845
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 213,590
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,057,218
GEOGRAPHY
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 96.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 261,231.71
FIPS Code 48
Skills

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March 22, 2018