Galena Park, TX
Census Place
Add ComparisonNone of the households in Galena Park, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
78.4% of the residents in Galena Park, TX are U.S. citizens.
In 2024, the median property value in Galena Park, TX was $117,700, and the homeownership rate was 70.7%.
Galena Park, TX is home to a population of N/A people, from which 78.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 32.8% of Galena Park, TX residents were born outside of the country (3.44k people).
In 2024, there were 4.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.68k people) in Galena Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.39k White (Hispanic) and 1.17k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
As of 2024, 78.4% of Galena Park, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Galena Park, TX was 77.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Galena Park, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 4.81 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (6.68k people) in Galena Park, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.39k White (Hispanic) and 1.17k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
89.8% of the people in Galena Park, TX are hispanic (9.42k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Galena Park, TX as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.
As of 2024, 32.8% of Galena Park, TX residents (3.44k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Galena Park, TX was 32.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Galena Park, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
Galena Park, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.48 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Galena Park, TX.
69% of the population of Galena Park, TX has health coverage, with 20.5% on employee plans, 27.6% on Medicaid, 9.47% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 0.677% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.1% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 37.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 11.3% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52% were men and 48% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Galena Park, TX declined by 8% from 33.7% to 31%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Galena Park, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Galena Park, TX employs 3.84k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Galena Park, TX were Construction (705 people), Manufacturing (700 people), and Educational Services (393 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($58,250), Transportation & Warehousing ($56,987), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,090).
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Galena Park, TX declined at a rate of −2.94%, from 3.95k employees to 3.84k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Galena Park, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (558 people), Production Occupations (532 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (417 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Galena Park, TX.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Galena Park, TX declined at a rate of −2.94%, from 3.95k employees to 3.84k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Galena Park, TX, are Construction (705 people), Manufacturing (700 people), and Educational Services (393 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Galena Park, TX, though some of these residents may live in Galena Park, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The median property value in Galena Park, TX was $117,700 in 2024, which is 0.354 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $116,400 to $117,700, a 1.12% increase. The homeownership rate in Galena Park, TX is 70.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Galena Park, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Galena Park, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 70.7% of the housing units in Galena Park, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.1%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Galena Park, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 3.1k households in Galena Park, TX declined from $51,220 from the previous year's value of $54,167.
The following chart displays the households in Galena Park, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 74.9% of workers in Galena Park, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.6%) and those who worked at home (5.62%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
The following chart displays the households in Galena Park, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Galena Park, TX have 2 cars.
20.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Galena Park, TX (2.17k out of 10.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Galena Park, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
