Jury Pool Profile
Galveston County, Texas
- County seat
- Galveston
- Judicial district
- 10th District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 372,207
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 358,990.
At a glance
Galveston County is a 372,207-person venue. The county population is 60% White and 12% Black (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 54.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $86,354, $6,631 above the TX state median of $79,723; 34.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 20.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 19.9% of covered employment, average pay $52,750/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the 4.32% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 59% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 358,990
- Median household income
- $86,105
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 60% / 12%.
Galveston County has a population of 358,990, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.3%; Black residents 12.3%. Independently, 26.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $86,354; 34.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 20% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 19.9% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 17.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.65%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Galveston County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.1% in 2024, 60.6% in 2020, 59.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 20.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
20.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (19,934 individuals).