About Galveston

Galveston is a very small town located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 1,569 people and just one neighborhood, Galveston is the 284th largest community in Indiana. Much of the housing stock in Galveston was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Galveston, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.7% of Galveston's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Galveston is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Galveston who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.18%), sales jobs (10.32%), and management occupations (7.21%).

Being a small town, Galveston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Galveston Information and Demographics

The citizens of Galveston are slightly less educated than the national average of 14.96% for the average city or town: 13.29% of adults in Galveston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Galveston in 2000 was $22,880, which is wealthy relative to Indiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,520 for a family of four.

The people who call Galveston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Galveston is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galveston include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Galveston is English.