ZIP 77550 · Galveston
Who lives in ZIP code 77550 (Galveston, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Galveston, TX · Galveston County
uszips 2026
People23,489
Median age39.6
Household income$45,047
Home value$323,033
Median rent$1,205/mo
Poverty26.9%
College degree+34.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,200 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,860
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.4% are 65 or older; 84.4% are adults.
Household income
23.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,712.
Education (adults 25+)
55.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
30.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.1%
- Never married
- 42.8%
- Divorced
- 18.6%
- Widowed
- 5.5%
- Family size
- 2.72
- Dual-income families
- 39.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 40.0%
- Rent burden
- 41.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.9%
- Unemployment
- 7.1%
- Self-employed
- 11.7%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.4%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 18.9%
- No health insurance
- 17.7%
- Limited English
- 5.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.