| Official Name: | Sealy, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | A History of Excellence. A Future of Progress. |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Coordinates: | 29.7742°N -96.1575°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Austin |
| Government Type: | Council–manager[1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Carolyn Bilski |
| Leader Title1: | State Representative |
| Leader Name1: | Leighton Schubert[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.32 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.71 |
| Area Land Km2: | 29.95 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.56 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.37 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.14 |
| Elevation M: | 61 |
| Elevation Ft: | 200 |
| Population Total: | 6839 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | 215.19 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 77474 |
| Area Code: | 979 |
| Leader Title2: | State Senator |
| Leader Name2: | Lois Kolkhorst (R)[4] |
| Leader Title3: | U.S. House |
| Leader Name3: | Michael McCaul (R)[5] |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | −6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-66464[6] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1346849[7] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 557.37 |
Sealy is a city in Austin County in southeastern Texas, United States. The population was 6,839 at the 2020 census.[8] Sealy is located west of the downtown Houston area, on the most eastern part of the Texas-German belt region, an area settled by German emigrants.[9]
San Felipe sold part of its original 22000acres township to the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad to create Sealy in 1879. Sealy derives its name from business tycoon and majority stock holder of the GCSF RR, George Sealy of Galveston. In 1881, Daniel Haynes, a cotton gin builder, filled a request for a cotton-filled mattress which started a company. He named this the Sealy Mattress Company after the town. Business grew exponentially, which led to more innovation and several patents, such as a machine that compressed cotton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.5sqmi, of which 13.38sqmi is land and 0.16sqmi is water.[10]
Sealy is west of Downtown Houston.[11]
| White (NH) | 2,903 | 42.45% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 754 | 11.03% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 11 | 0.16% | |
| Asian (NH) | 100 | 1.46% | |
| Pacific Islander (NH) | 2 | 0.03% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 29 | 0.42% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 227 | 3.32% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,813 | 41.13% | |
| Total | 6,839 |
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,248 people, 1,882 households, and 1,349 families residing in the city. The population density was 759.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,077 housing units at an average density of 300.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 75.1% White, 12.3% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 12.88% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.43% of the population.
There were 1,882 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 30.2% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,277, and the median income for a family was $40,348. Males had a median income of $28,720 versus $20,793 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,986. About 11.2% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
People who live in Sealy are zoned to schools in Sealy Independent School District. The schools in Sealy ISD are Selman Elementary School or Sealy Elementary (pre-kindergarten to fifth grade), Sealy Junior High School (6–8), and Sealy High School (9–12). All of the schools are in Sealy. Blinn College has a Sealy Campus located along Interstate 10, east of State Highway 36.
Sealy is served by Interstate 10, U.S. Highway 90, Texas State Highway 36, the BNSF Railway, and the Union Pacific Railroad.[13] The Greyhound Bus Lines operates the Sealy Station at Mazac Muffler City AC.[14]