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Galveston County, Texas

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 10,666 returns moved into Galveston County and 9,857 moved out, a net gain of 809 returns, or 5.9 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

GalvestonHarrisBrazoriaFort BendMontgomeryBrazosChambers

Farther away

GalvestonTravisDallasTarrant

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

One county, Harris County, supplied 42% of all arriving returns. On balance, Galveston gains the most returns from Harris County. Movers from other states made up 26% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties. Moves in and out together equal 14.9% of Galveston’s returns, more than the 13.8% median of these 285 counties.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

  1. Harris3,5594,440+881
  2. Brazoria843833−10
  3. Fort Bend244289+45
  4. Montgomery257186−71
  5. Travis218168−50
  6. Dallas109150+41
  7. Bexar129124−5
  8. Tarrant85133+48
  9. Jefferson9682−14
  10. Williamson9663−33
  11. Brazos6763−4
  12. Denton5773+16

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 41 counties sent 20 or more returns each (72% of arrivals from within the US) and 44 received 20 or more (70% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 81% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Los Angeles, CA, 1,412 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Collin69108291
Los Angeles, CA661151,412
Chambers6614235
Hidalgo56118281
San Diego, CA55841,318
Maricopa, AZ53851,076
Nueces51105190
Polk4167107
Cameron3871268
Bell3776199
Hays3657197
Liberty346764
Walker3153112
Cook, IL2955964
Comal2850207
Riverside, CA27421,280
Orange253686
Smith2547218
Orange, FL2441822
Calcasieu Parish, LA2448115
Departures: the next 20 destinations
CountyReturnsPeopleMiles
Hays72101197
Chambers6012335
Liberty5910864
Collin5784291
Comal54117207
Maricopa, AZ50941,076
Polk4595107
San Diego, CA41681,318
Walker4058112
Nueces3980190
Hardin366681
Hidalgo3573281
Bell3466199
Los Angeles, CA31521,412
El Paso, CO3165861
Calcasieu Parish, LA3149115
Smith3167218
Cameron3054268
Cook, IL2839964
Angelina2650140

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

  1. California169
  2. Florida67
  3. Arizona53
  4. Illinois29
  5. Louisiana24
  6. Nevada24

Departures to

  1. California72
  2. Colorado52
  3. Arizona50
  4. Washington44
  5. Louisiana31
  6. Illinois28

Four filing years

10,8829,4412019–2011,1739,9952020–2110,7189,8262021–2210,6669,8572022–23

InOut

Galveston shows a net gain in every year shown; arrivals and departures both peaked in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: +11.4 in 2019–20, +9.1 in 2020–21, +6.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

  • $78,929 Leaving
  • $80,129 Arriving
  • $102,648 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, departing returns the least.

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