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County population in July 2007: 283,987 (92% urban, 8% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 62,790
Renter-occupied apartments: 31,992
% of renters here:  34%
State:  36%
Land area: 398 sq. mi.
Water area: 474.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 713 people per square mile 
 
 (high).

2008 cost of living index in Galveston County: 88.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 73%
  • Government: 21%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Galveston County, Texas:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.1%)
  • Hispanic (18.0%)
  • Black (15.4%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  35.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Males: 122,480  (49.0%)
Females: 127,678  (51.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,536
County population in 2003: 266,741
Jobs in 2003: 94,556

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Galveston County,TX real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 136,955
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.0%

Average household size:
Galveston County:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,277 ($42,419 in 1999)
This county:  $52,277
Texas:  $47,548

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $610 (lower quartile is $481, upper quartile is $764)
This county:  $610
State:  $589

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,300 (it was $81,900 in 2000)
Galveston County:  $136,300
Texas:  $120,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,600 - $204,300

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $174,216
Here:  $174,216
State:  $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $101,450
Here:  $101,450
State:  $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $67,639
Here:  $67,639
State:  $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,927
Here:  $91,927
State:  $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,743
Here:  $104,743
State:  $158,654

Mobile homes: $34,981
Here:  $34,981
State:  $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,022
Here:  $30,022
State:  $34,447
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,517
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $522

Institutionalized population: 2,803


Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 0
  • Rapes: 21
  • Robberies: 19
  • Assaults: 149
  • Burglaries: 345
  • Thefts: 467
  • Auto thefts: 69

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 2
  • Rapes: 28
  • Robberies: 23
  • Assaults: 138
  • Burglaries: 269
  • Thefts: 458
  • Auto thefts: 104

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Galveston County, TX map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 2235 buildings, average cost: $137,300
  • 2001: 2441 buildings, average cost: $140,200
  • 2002: 2687 buildings, average cost: $126,400
  • 2003: 2733 buildings, average cost: $140,500
  • 2004: 2995 buildings, average cost: $148,100
  • 2005: 3148 buildings, average cost: $156,500
  • 2006: 2732 buildings, average cost: $176,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)




2004 Presidential Election results in Galveston County Texas:


Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.8%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.4%




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $3,316 (2.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,382 (1.3%)

Galveston County household income distribution in 2007 Galveston County home values distribution


Galveston County contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 12.2%
Galveston County:  12.2%
Texas:  16.3%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.7% for Black residents, 17.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents)

Median age of residents in 2007: 36 years old
(Males: 35 years old, Females: 37 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 40 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 35 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 31 years old)

Area name: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Galveston County is $612 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $743 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $990 a month.

Cities in this county include: Galveston, League City, Texas City, Friendswood, Dickinson, La Marque, Santa Fe, Bacliff, Hitchcock, San Leon.

2005 air pollution in Galveston County:

Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.006 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.109 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.081 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 20 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3): 41 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.030 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Chambers County , Brazoria County , Harris County .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Lake: Elmgrove Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oyster Bayou (A), East Bay Bayou (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Unemployment in December 2008:
Here:  4.6%
Texas:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)


County total employment by year


County average yearly wages by year ($)


Current college students: 14,654
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 80.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,678 (35% naturalized citizens)

Galveston County:  8.3%
Whole state:  13.9%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 5,198
  • 1990 to 1994: 4,361
  • 1985 to 1989: 2,634
  • 1980 to 1984: 2,461
  • 1975 to 1979: 2,063
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,388
  • 1970 to 1974: 824
  • 1965 to 1969: 1,749


Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.7%

Galveston County marital status for males
Galveston County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 77,193
  • One, attached: 2,478
  • Two: 2,617
  • 3 or 4: 3,381
  • 5 to 9: 4,246
  • 10 to 19: 4,740
  • 20 or more: 9,723
  • Mobile homes: 6,666
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 689

Housing units in Galveston County with a mortgage: 34,757 (1,590 second mortgage, 1,871 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20,339

Here:  63.1% with mortgage
State:  64.2% with mortgage


Religon statistics

Total adherents: 112,601
Total congregations: 202

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchEpiscopal ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Adherents42,141 (37.4%)33,382 (29.6%)13,303 (11.8%)3,407 (3.0%)3,124 (2.8%)
Congregations14 (6.9%)44 (21.8%)24 (11.9%)10 (5.0%)9 (4.5%)
NameChurches of ChristChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsAssemblies of GodLutheran ChurchOther religions
Adherents2,590 (2.3%)2,163 (1.9%)1,816 (1.6%)1,337 (1.2%)9,338 (8.3%)
Congregations17 (8.4%)7 (3.5%)15 (7.4%)3 (1.5%)59 (29.2%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.


Agriculture in Galveston County
Average size of farms: 192 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8508
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $309.77
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 21.88%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 59.20%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12371
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 5.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.01%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $22498
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.03%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.19
Vegetables: 41 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 142 acres

Galveston County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/26/1989, a tornado injured one person



Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (13%)
  • Chemicals (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005 (%):



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Engineers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005 (%):



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (51%)
  • Vietnam (6%)
  • El Salvador (4%)
  • Philippines (3%)
  • Canada (3%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)
  • India (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Galveston County (%):



  • German (11%)
  • United States or American (10%)
  • English (8%)
  • Irish (7%)
  • Italian (4%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (2%)


Galveston County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 88,054 (78%)
  • Carpooled: 15,350 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,101 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
  • Railroad: 9 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 100 (0%)
  • Taxi: 297 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 223 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 816 (1%)
  • Walked: 2,604 (2%)
  • Other means: 1,189 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 2,848 (3%)


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Galveston County, Texas
  • 1387 people in nursing homes
  • 910 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 796 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 363 people in state prisons
  • 208 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 177 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 84 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 56 people in other group homes
  • 53 people in religious group quarters
  • 35 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
  • 26 people in military ships
  • 22 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 17 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 12 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
  • 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 2 people in halfway houses

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $58,368.

8.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,667 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.72%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($410 average AGI)
Galveston County:  0.15%
Texas average:  0.20%

6.13% relocated from other counties in Texas ($33,165 average AGI)
2.44% relocated from other states ($14,092 average AGI)
Galveston County:  2.44%
Texas average:  3.06%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  3.66% ($51,807 average AGI)
from Brazoria County, TX  0.57% ($45,088)
from Orleans Parish, LA  0.19% ($23,108)
from Travis County, TX  0.13% ($31,288)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.12% ($52,705)
from Dallas County, TX  0.12% ($44,441)
from Jefferson County, TX  0.11% ($33,173)


7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,693 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.85%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($435 average AGI)
Galveston County:  0.08%
Texas average:  0.11%

5.81% relocated to other counties in Texas ($33,879 average AGI)
1.96% relocated to other states ($12,379 average AGI)
Galveston County:  1.96%
Texas average:  2.17%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  3.05% ($42,474 average AGI)
to Brazoria County, TX  0.62% ($49,049)
to Montgomery County, TX  0.18% ($58,198)
to Travis County, TX  0.16% ($36,758)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.15% ($96,950)
to Bexar County, TX  0.14% ($47,908)
to Dallas County, TX  0.09% ($38,348)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9



Births per 1000 population in Galveston County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7



Deaths per 1000 population in Galveston County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Galveston County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 32,702 (28,053 aged, 4,649 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 0.74
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15896.27
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 356.950
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 37263.89

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1440.750
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 889.170
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 8.65

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 35.43
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77.46

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 9.37
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1


Household type by relationship


Households: 245,992
  • In family households: 212,236 (48,717 male householders, 17,777 female householders)
    50,742 spouses, 76,133 children (69,371 natural, 1,774 adopted, 4,988 stepchildren), 6,336 grandchildren, 2,070 brothers or sisters, 1,777 parents, 4,015 other relatives, 4,669 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 33,756 (14,043 male householders (11,280 living alone)), 14,303 female householders (12,528 living alone)), 5,410 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 4,166 (2,721 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26,663 2-persons, 15,785 3-persons, 13,786 4-persons, 6,449 5-persons, 2,595 6-persons, 1,216 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 23,808 1-person, 3,941 2-persons, 403 3-persons, 139 4-persons, 47 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

82.8% of residents of Galveston County speak English at home.
13.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (54% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,471,481,000 ($5415 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $190,218,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $558,529,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $314,676,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,193,000
Federal grants: $354,154,000
Federal procurement contracts: $161,847,000 ($140,795,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $76,082,000 ($15,009,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $56,459,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $171,846,000
Federal Government insurance: $8,691,897,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 20,328
Here:  73 per 1000 residents
State:  85 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 11,775
Here:  42 per 1000 residents
State:  35 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +4,499
Here:  +16 per 1000 residents
State:  +29 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +14,691
Here:  +53 per 1000 residents
State:  +10 per 1000 residents



Population growth in Galveston County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.57 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.9
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  3.9
State:  3.8



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 2,921
  • 1995 to 1998: 8,308
  • 1990 to 1994: 8,165
  • 1980 to 1989: 23,384
  • 1970 to 1979: 23,372
  • 1960 to 1969: 16,446
  • 1950 to 1959: 13,060
  • 1940 to 1949: 7,450
  • 1939 or earlier: 8,627

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Galveston County, Texas:
  • 1 room: 291
  • 2 rooms: 1,015
  • 3 rooms: 3,186
  • 4 rooms: 6,092
  • 5 rooms: 14,207
  • 6 rooms: 15,355
  • 7 rooms: 9,470
  • 8 rooms: 6,511
  • 9+ rooms: 6,663


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galveston County, Texas:
  • 1 room: 1,388
  • 2 rooms: 3,458
  • 3 rooms: 7,328
  • 4 rooms: 8,963
  • 5 rooms: 6,525
  • 6 rooms: 2,627
  • 7 rooms: 1,026
  • 8 rooms: 430
  • 9+ rooms: 247


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Galveston County:
  • no bedroom: 439
  • 1 bedroom: 3,244
  • 2 bedrooms: 13,042
  • 3 bedrooms: 30,732
  • 4 bedrooms: 13,091
  • 5+ bedrooms: 2,242


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Galveston County:
  • no bedroom: 1,578
  • 1 bedroom: 11,275
  • 2 bedrooms: 12,647
  • 3 bedrooms: 5,468
  • 4 bedrooms: 920
  • 5+ bedrooms: 104


Cars and other vehicles available in Galveston County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 2,355
  • 1 vehicle: 16,995
  • 2 vehicles: 31,289
  • 3 vehicles: 9,276
  • 4 vehicles: 2,301
  • 5+ vehicles: 574


Cars and other vehicles available in Galveston County in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 5,656
  • 1 vehicle: 16,536
  • 2 vehicles: 8,311
  • 3 vehicles: 1,126
  • 4 vehicles: 256
  • 5+ vehicles: 107


54% of Galveston County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Texas.

Galveston County:  53.7%
State average:  51.6%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 163254
  • Northeast: 8636
  • Midwest: 17441
  • South: 28605
  • West: 9446

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,200


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:



Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (58.3%)
  • Electricity (37.2%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.7%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Electricity (59.8%)
  • Utility gas (37.0%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2.0%)
  • No fuel used (0.9%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,369
Here:  7.5%
Texas:  6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 830
Here:  5.5%
Texas:  6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,134
Here:  9.6%
Texas:  15.4%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)



Galveston County government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $160,404,000
  • Charges - All Other: $12,909,000
    Regular Highways: $737,000
  • Construction - Regular Highways: $16,987,000
    General Public Buildings: $12,806,000
    General: $2,396,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,864,000
  • Current Operations - Health Services - Other: $19,744,000
    Corrections - Other: $16,983,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $14,035,000
    Financial Administration: $11,525,000
    Police Protection: $11,114,000
    General - Other: $9,668,000
    Central Staff Services: $7,414,000
    Regular Highways: $4,777,000
    Welfare - Other: $2,654,000
    Parks & Recreation: $2,508,000
    Natural Resources - Other: $1,811,000
    General Public Buildings: $1,422,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $686,000
    Housing & Community Development: $350,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,636,000
    Housing & Community Development: $350,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,417,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,841,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $33,991,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $107,449,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $109,184,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $210,661,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $32,538,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,453,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $5,972,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,917,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $4,308,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,476,000
    Police Protection: $478,000
    Natural Resource - Other: $305,000
    Parks & Recreation: $290,000
    Regular Highways: $110,000
    Central Staff: $70,000
    Corrections - Other: $61,000
    Judicial: $61,000
    Health - Other: $35,000
    Financial Administration: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $24,855,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $34,190,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,065,000
    Health & Hospitals: $5,420,000
    Highways: $1,487,000
    General Support: $945,000
    Public Welfare: $48,000
  • Tax - Property: $74,073,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $2,016,000
    NEC: $41,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $51,035,000


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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)



Galveston County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)


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Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 61 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED636$142,7196,583$147,2052,385$142,916873$51,68336$1,380,6111,857$151,44257$63,842
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED34$140,794909$134,514489$154,626213$50,7280$0252$147,81349$52,122
APPLICATIONS DENIED124$134,5001,574$149,7022,697$136,0701,006$48,3019$363,556688$136,82174$53,284
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN98$141,378821$146,5711,326$133,491131$71,4735$712,200282$154,0996$65,500
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS11$139,182277$163,231438$159,66737$53,3510$079$175,9242$74,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 59 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
D) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1,753$151,760163$156,834278$132,4751$161,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED219$170,49348$185,54239$142,1793$115,333
APPLICATIONS DENIED40$153,47515$128,00013$107,6920$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN73$171,90417$176,52916$162,3130$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS7$134,1432$135,0002$171,0000$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

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