Galveston	Texas	Entire US
2008 Demographics
Total Population	59,344	24,361,558	305,316,813
Total Households	24,229	8,338,519	113,634,428
Female Population	30,507	12,221,681	154,806,455
% Female	51.40%	50.20%	50.70%
Male Population	28,837	12,139,877	150,510,358
% Male	48.60%	49.80%	49.30%
Population Density (per Sq. Mi.)	285.5	92	84.9
Age
Age 0 - 4	6.00%	8.00%	6.80%
Age 5 - 14	11.70%	15.00%	13.30%
Age 15 - 19	6.60%	7.40%	7.00%
Age 20 - 24	9.30%	7.30%	7.00%
Age 25 - 34	14.70%	14.40%	13.30%
Age 35 - 44	11.90%	14.30%	14.00%
Age 45 - 54	13.50%	13.60%	14.50%
Age 55 - 64	11.40%	9.80%	11.20%
Age 65 - 74	8.10%	5.60%	6.70%
Age 75 - 84	4.80%	3.40%	4.30%
Age 85 +	2.10%	1.40%	1.90%
Median Age	36.5	33.6	36.9
Housing Units
Total Housing Units	32,696	9,567,033	129,657,030
Owner Occupied Housing Units	34.30%	57.20%	59.20%
Renter Occupied Housing Units	39.80%	29.90%	28.40%
Vacant Housing Units	25.90%	12.80%	12.40%
Race and Ethnicity
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut	0.40%	0.50%	0.80%
Asian	4.50%	3.50%	4.60%
Black	22.50%	11.60%	12.40%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.20%	0.10%	0.20%
White	60.30%	69.40%%	73.50%
Other	9.70%	12.10%	5.70%
Multi-Race	2.40%	2.80%	2.90%
Hispanic Ethnicity	30.40%	36.80%	15.50%
Not of Hispanic Ethnicity	69.60%	63.20%	84.50%
Marital Status
Age 15 + Population	48,883	18,767,387	243,984,547
Divorced	12.50%	9.50%	9.60%
Never Married	31.00%	24.80%	26.50%
Now Married	40.00%	54.10%	52.20%
Separated	8.70%	6.20%	5.20%
Widowed	7.70%	5.40%	6.40%
Educational Attainment
Total Population Age 25+	39,451	15,197,928	201,218,330
Grade K - 8	9.70%	10.20%	6.20%
Grade 9 - 12	9.10%	10.40%	8.70%
High School Graduate	26.90%	28.00%	30.60%
Associates Degree	7.80%	6.50%	7.70%
Bachelor's Degree	15.90%	17.00%	17.60%
Graduate Degree	12.20%	8.20%	10.20%
Some College, No Degree	18.40%	19.80%	19.00%
Household Income
Income $ 0 - $9,999	15.40%	8.20%	7.60%
Income $ 10,000 - $14,999	6.60%	4.40%	4.10%
Income $ 15,000 - $24,999	14.30%	10.50%	10.30%
Income $ 25,000 - $34,999	12.50%	10.90%	10.50%
Income $ 35,000 - $49,999	16.00%	15.10%	14.80%
Income $ 50,000 - $74,999	14.50%	18.60%	19.30%
Income $ 75,000 - $99,999	8.00%	11.80%	12.40%
Income $100,000 - $124,999	4.40%	7.60%	7.90%
Income $125,000 - $149,999	3.20%	4.50%	4.60%
Income $150,000 +	5.10%	8.40%	8.50%
Average Household Income	$54,077	$65,154	$68,953
Median Household Income	$36,016	$51,025	$52,599
Per Capita Income	$23,670	$22,969	$26,464
Vehicles Available
0 Vehicles Available	12.40%	5.90%	8.40%
1 Vehicle Available	47.00%	34.90%	32.90%
2+ Vehicles Available	40.60%	59.20%	58.80%
Average Vehicles Per Household	1.4	1.8	1.9%
Total Vehicles Available	34,404	15,278,875	210,409,627
Business and Employment
Number of Employees	33,516	10,566,468	145,474,789
Number of Establishments	3,011	911,571	11,875,669