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Population (year 2000): 57,247. Estimated
population in July 2005: 57,466 (+0.4% change)
Males: 27,649 (48.3%), Females: 29,598 (51.7%)
Galveston County
Zip codes:
77550,
77551,
77553,
77554.
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $28,895 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Galveston:
- White Non-Hispanic (44.2%)
- Hispanic (25.8%)
- Black (25.5%)
- Other race (9.7%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Asian Indian (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (8.5%), Irish (7.1%), English
(5.5%), United States (4.1%), Italian (3.6%), French (2.5%).
Elevation: 10 feet
Land area: 46.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Galveston
- High school or higher: 74.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.6%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Galveston city
- Never married: 31.3%
- Now married: 44.7%
- Separated: 3.6%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 12.6%
12.8% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America, 2.8%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -2,615 (-4.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Galveston:
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GAL (301
UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Galveston:
- MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; TEXAS CITY,
TX)
- DEVEREUX TEXAS TREATMENT NETWORK (about 24 miles;
LEAGUE CITY, TX)
- CHRISTUS ST JOHN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; NASSAU
BAY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Galveston:
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 32 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 39 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 45 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galveston:
- SCHOLES INTL AT GALVESTON (about 3 miles; GALVESTON,
TX; ID: GLS)
- BAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY (about 24 miles; LEAGUE CITY,
TX; ID: T95)
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 31 miles; LA PORTE, TX; ID:
T41)
Amtrak station:
GALVESTON (BEACH CENTRAL STA., 21ST AT SEAWALL) - Bus
Station
Colleges/Universities in Galveston:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH-GALVESTON
(Full-time enrollment: 1,724; Location: 301 UNIVERSITY
BLVD; Public; Website: www.utmb.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-GALVESTON (FT
enrollment: 1,296; Location: 200 SEAWOLF PARKWAY;
Public; Website: www.tamug.tamu.edu)
- GALVESTON COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,207;
Location: 4015 AVE Q; Public; Website: www.gc.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Galveston:
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 27 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 34 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 35 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 45 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 49
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public high school in Galveston:
- BALL H S (Students: 2,535; Location: 4115 AVE
O; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Galveston:
- OCONNELL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 128;
Location: 1320 TREMONT; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Galveston:
- WEIS MIDDLE (Students: 771; Location: 7100
STEWART RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 706; Location: 3014
AVE I; Grades: 06 - 08)
- OPPE EL (Students: 660; Location: 2915 81ST
ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- PARKER EL (Students: 646; Location: 6802
JONES DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHARLES B SCOTT EL (Students: 621; Location:
4116 AVE N 1/2; Grades: PK - 05)
- BURNET EL (Students: 617; Location: 5501 AVE
S; Grades: PK - 05)
- AUSTIN MIDDLE (Students: 528; Location: 1514
AVE N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MORGAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL (Students:
506; Location: 1410 37TH ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SAN JACINTO EL (Students: 464; Location: 1110
MOODY AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALAMO EL (Students: 452; Location: 5200 AVE
N; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Galveston:
- GALVESTON CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (Students: 345;
Location: 2601 URSULINE; Grades: PK - 8)
- TRINITY EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 720 TREMONT STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- EAST END PRESCHOOL (Students: 57; Location:
1903 CHURCH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Galveston:
- ROSENBERG LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,354,868; Location: 2310 SEALY AVE; 210,045 books;
4,062 audio materials; 2,884 video materials; 318 serial
subscriptions)
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