PlainZIP

Galveston, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Galveston, TX: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 49,659. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet GALVESTON-TX · Galveston, TX 3 ZIPs · 49,659 pop · #16225/25278 · Galveston County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $63,294
  • RANK-LOWER #16225/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Port Bolivar
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 52% owners
  • POP-SMALL 49,659
  • SPREAD-WIDE 77550→77554
  • HOME-MID $361,100

Nearest income peer: Port Bolivar, TX ( $1,549 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Galveston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Galveston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Galveston, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

36th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
49,659
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,294
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $63,294 and poverty 18.5% concentrate in 77550.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (52.3%) for this income tier, rent $1,323 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Texas, Cushing is the closest lower-income city and Sheridan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Galveston.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Galveston differ

Galveston's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $45,047 in ZIP 77550 to $86,490 in ZIP 77554, while home values span $290,600 in 77551 to $466,800 in 77554. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.9×

77550 to 77554

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

77551 to 77554

Poverty-rate spread
16.6 points

77554 to 77550

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 77550 skews compact Galveston

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 77550 covers about 46% of Galveston's 49,659 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Galveston

Citywide ZBP: 1,374 establishments, 22,177 employees , annual payroll $946,585k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 77550 (697 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (268) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Galveston, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Galveston County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Galveston. See the Galveston County roll-up →

Galveston sits in the lower half of Galveston County on income: League City, Friendswood and Texas City report more, and only Bacliff reports less. Friendswood marks the far end of that range at $123,756, 96% above Galveston.

Side-by-side: Compare 77550 vs 77551 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
77550 23,043 $45,047 697 1,185
77551 17,753 $58,344 399 1,798
77554 8,863 $86,490 278 97
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Galveston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Galveston, .