County profile
Galveston County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#215 of 3,127 US counties by GDP26th-percentile growthmore diversified than 74% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$26.3B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+1.5%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
95,225
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,597
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$60.5k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
372,207
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.2%
Median HH income
$86.1k±$2.5k
Bachelor's degree+
34.8%±1.0%
Poverty rate
11.7%±0.8%
Business applications
5,413 · 2025
Retail establishments
995
27.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Castle Biosciences, Inc.Healthcare$344.2M70B2ERF Wireless, Inc.Technology$7.2M——3Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc.Energy$1.6M——4Data Call Technologies, Inc.Technology$541.8k——5Neurogenesis, Inc.Healthcare$399.2k——6American International Industries, Inc.Financial Services$010DHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Food & accommodation29%
Health care24%
Retail trade21%
Construction10%
Other services9%
Admin & support7%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
372,207
residents · 2025 · +5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $67.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+13,615
International migration+4,455
Natural change+2,692
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$16.7B2019
$15.7B2020
$19.7B2021
$26.3B2022
$25.9B2023
$26.3B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$314.6k±$5.4k
Median gross rent
$1.4k/mo±$28/mo
Vacancy rate
13.1%±0.6%
Affordability
5.2× wages
Residential permits
$701.9M
2,525 units · 6.8/1k pop
FEMA risk score
95.4
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.6k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Lightning 97Hurricane 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
3852016
4112017
4412018
4592019
4822020
5422021
6392022
6652023
6772024
6892025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 1% since 20212,5122021
2,3322022
2,6892023
3,1482024
2,5252025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
3.9 km
I-45
Nearest freight rail
0.7 km
UP
Nearest port
5.0 km
OILTANKING TEXAS CITY, DOCK NO. 64
Nearest commercial airport
30.9 km
ELLINGTON
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):42,867,206 short tons/yr · Galveston, TX, Texas City, TX
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$60.5k
avg. annual pay · +18% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Galveston?
Galveston's economy produced $26.3B in 2024, growing 1.5% year over year — slower than 74% of US counties. Its largest employment sector is food & accommodation.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.