ZIP 77551 · Galveston
Who lives in ZIP code 77551 (Galveston, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Galveston, TX · Galveston County
uszips 2026
People21,696
Median age39.4
Household income$58,344
Home value$290,255
Median rent$1,352/mo
Poverty18.4%
College degree+30.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,119 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,412
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.8% are 65 or older; 82.8% are adults.
Household income
31.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,873.
Education (adults 25+)
46.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
34.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 33.7%
- Divorced
- 15.9%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 53.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.2%
- Rent burden
- 39.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
- Self-employed
- 12.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.8%
- Veterans
- 6.3%
- With a disability
- 20.4%
- No health insurance
- 19.6%
- Limited English
- 5.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.