Galveston County is located in the Upper Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The County Seat is Galveston and the largest city is League City. The 2014 population estimate is 314,198 and the 2010 census population was 291,304. The land area is 378.36 square miles and there are 769.9 persons per square mile.
80.2% of the population is White, 13.7% is Black or African American, 23.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% is Asian, 0.8% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.9% is two or more races. 87.1% have a high school degree or higher, and 28.5% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $148,600, there are 110,032 households, an average of 2.65 persons per household. The per capita income is $30,926, the median household income is $61,877, and 13.3% of the persons in Galveston County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 22,869. Retail sales (in $1000) were $2,750,294, and sales per capita were $9,700. The percentage of black-owned firms is 7.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 30%.
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| Galveston County Galveston County, Texas official government website. |
| Active Warrants Sheriff's Office of Galveston County active warrants. |
| Assumed Business Names Galveston County Clerk assumed business name records. |
| Commissioner's Court Records Galveston County Commissioner Court meeting records. |
| Court Dockets | 122nd District Court Galveston County 122nd Judicial District Court daily dockets. |
| Court Dockets | 212th District Court Galveston County Judicial 212th District Court daily dockets. |
| Court Records Galveston County District and County Court records and dockets for criminal, civil, family, and probate court filings. |
| Inmates Galveston County Sheriff's Office index of current inmates. |
| Marriages Galveston County County Clerk's Office marriage records index. |
| Most Wanted Galveston County Sheriff Office most wanted. |
| Property | CAD Galveston County Appraisal District property roll. Address: Galveston CAD, 9850 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Suite A-101, Texas City, TX 77591. Phone: 409-935-1980. |
| Property | Tax Tax Office property and tax records, tax payments online. Address: Galveston County Tax Office, 722 Moody, Galveston, TX 77550. Phone: (409) 766-2481. |
| Recorded Documents Galveston County deeds, liens, mortgages, judgments, and other property-related recorded documents. |
| Sex Offenders Sheriff Office of Galveston County sex offender search. |
| Sheriff Sales Galveston County Sheriff Office listing of tax foreclosure properties scheduled for auction. |
| Unidentified Persons Galveston County Medical Examiner's office list of unidentified persons. |
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