Being a small city, Galena Park does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Galena Park has a very low overall level of education: only 6.89% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Galena Park in 2018 was $18,071, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,284 for a family of four. However, Galena Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Galena Park also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.43% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Galena Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Galena Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Galena Park, accounting for 91.69% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Galena Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Galena Park include English, German, Irish, French, and Canadian.
Galena Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 31.33%.
The most common language spoken in Galena Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
