About Galena Park

Galena Park is a somewhat small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,524 people and just one neighborhood, Galena Park is the 229th largest community in Texas.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Galena Park is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.5% of the Galena Park workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Galena Park is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galena Park who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.38%), sales jobs (6.34%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (5.97%).

Galena Park is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Galena Park isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.08% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Galena Park doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Galena Park Information and Demographics

Galena Park ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 6.43% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Galena Park in 2000 was $11,946, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $47,784 for a family of four.

Galena Park is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Galena Park home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Galena Park, accounting for 71.79% of the town's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Galena Park is African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Galena Park include German and Irish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Galena Park's cultural character, accounting for 34.59% of the town's population.

The most common language spoken in Galena Park is Spanish. Some people also speak English.