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Households
HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES: In 2005-2009 there were 107,000 households in Galveston County. The average household size was 2.6 people.
Families made up 68 percent of the households in Galveston County. This figure includes both married-couple families (51 percent) and other families (18 percent). Nonfamily households made up 32 percent of all households in Galveston County. Most of the nonfamily households were people living alone, but some were composed of people living in households in which no one was related to the householder.
HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS:In 2005-2009, Galveston County had a total of 131,000 housing units, 18 percent of which were vacant. Of the total housing units, 72 percent was in single-unit structures, 22 percent was in multi-unit structures, and 5 percent was mobile homes. Thirty percent of the housing units were built since 1990.
OCCUPIED HOUSING UNIT CHARACTERISTICS: In 2005-2009, Galveston County had 107,000 occupied housing units - 72,000 (68 percent) owner occupied and 35,000 (32 percent) renter occupied. Four percent of the households did not have telephone service and 6 percent of the households did not have access to a car, truck, or van for private use. Multi Vehicle households were not rare. Forty percent had two vehicles and another 18 percent had three or more.
GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY: In 2005-2009, 81 percent of the people at least one year old living in Galveston County were living in the same residence one year earlier; 11 percent had moved during the past year from another residence in the same county, 5 percent from another county in the same state, 2 percent from another state, and less than 0.5 percent from abroad.
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Population
For people reporting one race alone, 76 percent was White; 14 percent was Black or African American; 1 percent was American Indian and Alaska Native; 3 percent was Asian; less than 0.5 percent was Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 4 percent was Some other race. Two percent reported Two or more races. Twenty-one percent of the people in Galveston County was Hispanic. Sixty percent of the people in Galveston County was White non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
| White |
215,894 |
| Black or African American |
40,504 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,500 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping |
250 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping |
0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping |
0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping |
26 |
| Asian |
7,808 |
| Asian Indian |
1,541 |
| Chinese |
1,439 |
| Filipino |
1,020 |
| Japanese |
279 |
| Korean |
312 |
| Vietnamese |
2,405 |
| Other Asian |
812 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
169 |
| Native Hawaiian |
151 |
| Guamanian or Chamorro |
18 |
| Samoan |
0 |
| Other Pacific Islander |
0 |
| Some other race |
11,743 |
| Two or more races |
4,822 |
| White and Black or African American |
1,021 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native |
1,501 |
| White and Asian |
708 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native |
76 |
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| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
| Total population |
282,440 |
| White |
220,370 |
| Black or African American |
41,849 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
3,272 |
| Asian |
8,744 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
281 |
| Some other race |
13,011 |
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| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
| Total population |
282,440 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
58,960 |
| Mexican |
49,230 |
| Puerto Rican |
1,259 |
| Cuban |
205 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino |
8,266 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
223,480 |
| White alone |
170,704 |
| Black or African American alone |
40,220 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone |
925 |
| Asian alone |
7,738 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone |
159 |
| Some other race alone |
650 |
| Two or more races |
3,084 |
| Two races including Some other race |
152 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races |
2,932 |
EDUCATION: In 2005-2009, 85 percent of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 26 percent had a bachelor's degree or higher. Fifteen percent were dropouts; they were not enrolled in school and had not graduated from high school.
The total school enrollment in Galveston County was 77,000 in 2005-2009. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 9,400 and elementary or high school enrollment was 49,000 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 19,000.
POPULATION OF Galveston County: In 2005-2009, Galveston County had a total population of 282,000 - 144,000 (51 percent) females and 139,000 (49 percent) males. The median age was 36.7 years. Twenty-six percent of the population was under 18 years and 11 percent was 65 years and older.
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| Tanger Outlet Center Mall - Tuesday, September 06, 2011 The ground breaking ceremony for the Texas City Simon Tanger Factory Outlet Center was held August 30th. Steven Tanger, president and CEO of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and John Klein, president of Simon Premium Outlets, attended the ceremony. The facility will include 350,000 square feet in first phase of the project. It is located on 55 acres, west of Interstate 45 and south of Holland Road. Phase one will include 90 stores and is expected to be a major draw to the local area. It will be similar to the mall located in San Marcos, Texas.
The Outlet is expected to generate $8 million in yearly sales tax revenue, create 400 construction jobs, 900 full and part time retail and management positions and be as successful as the San Marcus centers. |
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