Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Galveston, TX

Galveston community health snapshot

1 urgent care location for 53,424 residents of Galveston — about 0.2 per 10,000 people.

• 53,424Residents
• 16.5%Without health insurancebelow Texas's 17.1%
• $55,631Median household incomebelow Texas's $78,476
• 14.7%Under 18below Texas's 25.0%
• 20.9%65 and olderabove Texas's 13.4%
• 21.4%Below the poverty lineabove Texas's 13.8%

With 16.5% of residents uninsured, self-pay pricing matters here — ask any clinic for its self-pay rate before your visit, and see your rights against surprise bills.

Families, coverage and getting to care in Galveston

• 4.8%Children under 5below Texas's 6.4%
• 16.5%Households with childrenbelow Texas's 34.7%
• 36.4%Covered by public insuranceabove Texas's 29.0%
• 60.8%Covered by private insurancebelow Texas's 62.8%
• 18.8%Living with a disabilityabove Texas's 12.3%
• 25.4%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homebelow Texas's 35.1%
• 10.7%Households without a vehicleabove Texas's 5.4%
• 20.2 minAverage commute to workTexas average 26.7 min
• 6.6%Veterans (adults)about the same as Texas (6.2%)

• 19.2% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 10.7% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 36.4% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Galveston city, Texas in Galveston County; Texas comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry