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Galveston County, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Galveston County, Texas:
Detached houses: $174,216Here: $174,216State: $170,389 Townhouses or other attached units: $101,450Here: $101,450State: $159,697 In 2-unit structures: $67,639Here: $67,639State: $140,401 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,927Here: $91,927State: $134,235 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $104,743Here: $104,743State: $158,654 Mobile homes: $34,981Here: $34,981State: $42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,022Here: $30,022State: $34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.4%
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 Beach: Pirates Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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
Beach: Pirates Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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)
Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.7%
Housing units in structures:
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
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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
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Means of transportation to work
8.72% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,667 average adjusted gross income)
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%
7.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,693 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.8 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.5 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.1 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.7
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%
Household type by relationship
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
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.57 millions of gallons per day (98% from ground, 2% from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $79,200
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Regular Highways: $737,000
General Public Buildings: $12,806,000
General: $2,396,000
Parks & Recreation: $1,864,000
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
General Revenue, NEC: $4,308,000
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
Health & Hospitals: $5,420,000
Highways: $1,487,000
General Support: $945,000
Public Welfare: $48,000
Motor Vehicle License: $2,016,000
NEC: $41,000
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