| ECONOMY | Galveston, Texas | United States |
| | 4.3% | 3.7% |
| | 3.1% | 1.6% |
| | 31.0% | 33.5% |
| | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| | 0.0% | 4.6% |
| | $46,421 | $31,177 |
| | $66,833 | $57,652 |
| | $101,600 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 1.4% | 1.3% |
| | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| | 11.4% | 6.2% |
| | 7.1% | 10.4% |
| | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| | 6.0% | 11.6% |
| | 3.2% | 4.1% |
| | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| | 1.5% | 2.1% |
| | 2.6% | 4.7% |
| | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| | 6.4% | 6.7% |
| | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| | 14.2% | 9.3% |
| | 16.2% | 13.8% |
| | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| | 8.7% | 7.4% |
| | 3.5% | 4.9% |
| | 2.6% | 4.8% |