Census place 4872392

Texas City

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Texas City city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Texas City.

According to the 2025 estimate, Texas City has a population of 59,733 and 901 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: population density is 901/sq mi, below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi; median home value is $217,300, below the comparison median of $256,600; and median household income is $68,776, below the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

population density
901/sq mi
Below the comparison median of 1,894/sq mi
median home value
$217,300
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$68,776
Below the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Texas City's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
59,733
2025 estimate
Annual change
+3.2%
Population estimate
Density
901/sq mi
66.3 sq mi land area
Median age
36.6 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$68,776
Median home value
$217,300
Median gross rent
$1,307
Bachelor’s degree or higher
20%
Typical commute
25.7 min
Drive-alone commute
83.8%
Public transit commute
0.7%
Walked to work
1.6%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
43.5%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
51.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
58%
Unemployed residents 16+
4%
Working from home
5.8%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
91.5%
Homes built 2020+
4.8%
Households without a vehicle
7%
Households with children
28.6%
Residents with a disability
17%
Residents without insurance
16.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Galveston County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
20
Hurricane declarations
13
Coastal Storm declarations
2
Fire declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD (11 mi from place center)
Average high
78.8°F
Average low
65.8°F
Annual rainfall
47.2"
Annual snowfall
0.1"

Month by month

A year in Texas City.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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