About 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the city was $46,539. Īccording to the 2019 American Community Survey estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $115,650, and the median income for a family was $130,293. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. In the city, the population was distributed with 28.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.20. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 30,192 households, out of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were headed by married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.3% of the population. The racial makeup of the city was 79.5% White, 7.1% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 5.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.7% some other race, and 2.9% from two or more races. There were 32,119 housing units at an average density of 627.3 per square mile (241.9/km 2). The population density was 1,596 people per square mile (616.2/km 2). League City racial composition as of 2020 Īs of the 2020 United States census, there were 114,392 people, 37,662 households, and 27,546 families residing in the city.Īs of the census of 2010, there were 83,560 people, 30,192 households, and 22,544 families residing in the city. Climate Īs with the rest of the Houston area, League City features a humid subtropical climate characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters (corresponding to Cfa in Köppen Climate Classification).Ĭlimate data for League City, Texas (Houston NWSO), 1991-2020 normalsĭemographics Historical population Census League City is located 23 miles (37 km) southeast of Houston, and the same distance northwest of Galveston.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.0 square miles (137.3 km 2), of which 51.3 square miles (132.8 km 2) is land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2), or 3.22%, is water. This meant an influx of children out of Galveston ISD and into other school districts like Clear Creek ISD and Dickinson ISD. In the 2000s, rising real estate costs in Galveston forced many families to move to other areas, including League City. This location has become known as the Texas Killing Fields. Starting in the early 1970s, the bodies of 30 murdered women were discovered in League City, and more have gone missing from the same area. Many of them line Main Street to this day. Butler and his son Milby supervised the planting of these trees, now known as the Butler Oaks. These were for the residents to plant on their property. In 1907, League had two railroad flatcars of live oak trees left by the railroad tracks. The name was changed several times, alternating between Clear Creek and the new League City. This began a small feud over the name, as Butler was the postmaster. League laid out his townsite along the Galveston, Houston, and Henderson Railroad, already established in the area. League acquired the land from a man named Muldoon on his entering the priesthood. The area was known as Butler's Ranch or Clear Creek until J. Butler, arrived from Louisiana in 1854 and settled at the junction of Clear Creek and Chigger Bayou. The first resident of the town proper, George W. Austin and moved there, to a place near what is now Hobbs Road. The Winfield Family purchased land in League City from the great nephew of Stephen F.
The Perkins family built on a creek notably lined with magnolia trees and named it Magnolia Bayou. The Cowart family settled on a creek now called Cowart's Creek after them (now often called "Coward's Creek"). The Winfield Family has also recently been acknowledged as a founding family by the City Government. Three families, the Butlers, the Cowarts, and the Perkinses, are considered to be founding families of the city. League City was settled at the former site of a Karankawa Indian village. Further information: History of the Galveston Bay Area
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