Last official estimated population of Galveston County was 292,574 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.092% of total US population and 1.1% of total Texas state population. Area of Galveston County is 873.8 mi² (=2263.1 km²), in this year population density was 334.83 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.11%/yr), Galveston County population in 2025 would be 296,081 [0].
Historical population of Galveston County for period 1850-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1850-1860] +6.15 %/yr
[1860-1870] +6.39 %/yr
[1870-1880] +4.66 %/yr
[1880-1890] +2.7 %/yr
[1890-1900] +3.43 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.08 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.8 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.94 %/yr
[1930-1940] +2.34 %/yr
[1940-1950] +3.37 %/yr
[1950-1960] +2.19 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.92 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.44 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.04 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.41 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.9 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.17 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.11 %/yr
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Population of Galveston County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 10421 | 9809 | 20,230 |
| 5 to 9 | 11136 | 10590 | 21,726 |
| 10 to 14 | 11363 | 10753 | 22,116 |
| 15 to 19 | 11136 | 10126 | 21,262 |
| 20 to 24 | 10314 | 9995 | 20,309 |
| 25 to 29 | 10164 | 10210 | 20,374 |
| 30 to 34 | 10377 | 10778 | 21,155 |
| 35 to 39 | 9826 | 10160 | 19,986 |
| 40 to 44 | 10094 | 10665 | 20,759 |
| 45 to 49 | 10245 | 10609 | 20,854 |
| 50 to 54 | 11599 | 12156 | 23,755 |
| 55 to 59 | 11208 | 11447 | 22,655 |
| 60 to 64 | 9238 | 9659 | 18,897 |
| 65 to 69 | 7068 | 7347 | 14,415 |
| 70 to 74 | 4581 | 5304 | 9,885 |
| 75 to 79 | 2954 | 3689 | 6,643 |
| 80 to 84 | 1891 | 2720 | 4,611 |
| 85+ | 1605 | 2961 | 4,566 |
Galveston County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| WAC | 128394 | 129069 | 257,463 |
| WA | 125489 | 126329 | 251,818 |
| NH | 117524 | 122078 | 239,602 |
| NHWAC | 92718 | 94206 | 186,924 |
| NHWA | 90538 | 92025 | 182,563 |
| H | 37696 | 36900 | 74,596 |
| HWAC | 35676 | 34863 | 70,539 |
| HWA | 34951 | 34304 | 69,255 |
| BAC | 21362 | 23828 | 45,190 |
| BA | 20145 | 22621 | 42,766 |
| NHBAC | 20084 | 22533 | 42,617 |
| NHBA | 19153 | 21552 | 40,705 |
| AAC | 6121 | 6661 | 12,782 |
| NHAAC | 5698 | 6324 | 12,022 |
| AA | 5061 | 5669 | 10,730 |
| NHAA | 4829 | 5474 | 10,303 |
| TOM | 3134 | 2969 | 6,103 |
| NHTOM | 2350 | 2368 | 4,718 |
| IAC | 2382 | 2290 | 4,672 |
| NHIAC | 1311 | 1318 | 2,629 |
| HBAC | 1278 | 1295 | 2,573 |
| IA | 1249 | 1251 | 2,500 |
| HBA | 992 | 1069 | 2,061 |
| HIAC | 1071 | 972 | 2,043 |
| HTOM | 784 | 601 | 1,385 |
| HIA | 685 | 682 | 1,367 |
| NHIA | 564 | 569 | 1,133 |
| HAAC | 423 | 337 | 760 |
| NAC | 299 | 304 | 603 |
| HAA | 232 | 195 | 427 |
| NHNAC | 208 | 218 | 426 |
| NA | 142 | 139 | 281 |
| NHNA | 90 | 90 | 180 |
| HNAC | 91 | 86 | 177 |
| HNA | 52 | 49 | 101 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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