Galveston County TX Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Galveston County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	26420
Fips County Code	48167
County Name	Galveston
State	Texas

This table provides the FIPS code for Galveston County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	283,551	213
Population 2005	277,330	N/A
Population 2000	250,158	231
Population 1990	217,396	228

Represents population information for Galveston County TX for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	1,376	496.16
Murder	14	5.05
Forcible Rape	175	63.10
Robbery	319	115.03
Aggravated Assault	868	312.98
Total Property Crimes	10,743	3,873.72
Burglary	2,674	964.19
Larceny Theft	7,218	2,602.68
Motor Vehicle Theft	851	306.85

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Galveston County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	6.3%
Retail Trade	6.5%
Professional & Technical Services	5.5%
Health Care & Social Assistance	6.4%
Government	32.1%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Galveston County TX in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	NA
% From Groundwater	NA
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	5 Million

This table displays how much water Galveston County TX used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	143,120	127,783	15,337
Unemployed Population	7,193	6,318	875
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.9%	0.1

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Galveston County TX. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	7.1%	19,690
Age 5 to 14	14.1%	39,104
Age 15 to 24	14.1%	39,104
Age 25 to 34	13.3%	36,885
Age 35 to 44	14.7%	40,768
Age 45 to 54	15.3%	42,431
Age 55 to 64	10.4%	28,842
Age 65 to 74	6.0%	16,640
Age 75 and up	4.9%	13,589

This table provides the breakdown of Galveston County TX's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	80.7%	223,805
African American	14.9%	41,322
Asian American	2.7%	7,488
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.5%	1,387
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	277

This table provides the breakdown of Galveston County TX's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$1.46 Million
Farm Count	664
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	60.1%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	8.3%
Total Farm Acres	127,280
Avg Farm Acres	192
Total Value of Farms	$5.65 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$8,509
% From Crops	40.8%
% From Livestock	59.2%

Provides data reguarding Galveston County TX's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.