Table 3. Social indicators for cities, county, state and nation
Social Indicator		City of Galveston		Texas City		League City		Galveston County		Texas	United States
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	%	%
Poverty Status*
	Household Income below poverty level	5,046	21.2	2,210	14.3	666	4.1	12,082	12.7	14.0	11.8
	Household Income below 150% poverty level	7,792	32.8	3,891	25.1	1,183	7.3	20,116	21.2	23.7	20.2
	Individuals living below the poverty level	12,284	21.5	6,040	14.6	2,142	4.7	32,510	13.0	15.0	12.0
Public Assistance by Household
	Supplemental Security Income	1,263	5.3	757	4.9	232	1.4	3,603	3.8	3.9	4.4
	Public Assistance Income	1,025	4.3	675	4.4	116	0.7	2,811	3.0	3.2	3.4
	Total Households with Assistance	2,288	9.6	1,432	9.2	348	2.2	6,414	6.8	7.0	7.8
Education Attained
Male - 25 years and over:		17,563	100.0	11,932	100.0	14,410	100.0	77,170	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Less than 12th grade, no diploma	4,635	26.4	2,807	23.5	1,281	8.9	14,750	19.1	24.5	19.9
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	4,201	23.9	3,912	32.8	2,463	17.1	19,563	25.4	23.6	27.6
	Education beyond High school	8,727	49.7	5,213	43.7	10,666	74.0	42,857	55.5	51.9	52.5
Female - 25 years and over:		19,822	100.0	14,484	100.0	14,685	100.0	84,333	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Less than 12th grade, no diploma	4,917	24.8	3,385	23.4	1,376	9.4	16,037	19.0	24.2	19.3
	High school graduate (includes equivalency)	5,048	25.5	4,691	32.4	3,361	22.9	23,075	27.4	26.0	29.6
	Education beyond High school	9,857	49.7	6,408	44.2	9,948	67.7	45,221	53.6	49.8	51.1
Total Population - 25 years and over		37,385	100.0	26,416	100.0	29,095	100.0	161,503	100.0	100.0	100.0
	Total - Less than 12th grade, no diploma	9,552	25.6	6,192	23.4	2,657	9.1	30,787	19.1	24.3	19.6
	Total - High school graduate	9,249	24.7	8,603	32.6	5,824	20.0	42,638	26.4	24.8	28.6
	Total - Education beyond High school	18,584	49.7	11,621	44.0	20,614	70.9	88,078	54.5	50.8	51.8
Linguistically Isolated Households**		1,523	6.4	512	3.3	417	2.6	3,575	3.8	7.2	4.1
	Source: United States Census Bureau   http://www.census.gov/
	*Family of four with an early income of $17,029 (weight average threshold) is classified as living in poverty
	**A linguistically isolated household is one in which no member 14 years old and over (1) speaks only English or (2) speaks a non-English language and speaks English very well.