Galena Park Texas City Guide

More than 11,000 people live in Galena Park. The city’s population has increased by 2.52% since 2010 and is growing at an annual rate of 0.36%.

52% of residents are male, and 48% are female. Around 26% of the population is aged 35 to 54 years, and 24% is aged 5 to 17 years. The median age here is 29 years.

Spanning over 5 miles, Galena Park has a population density of 2,250 people per square mile.

White residents make up the majority of Galena Park’s population at 77.3%. African American residents comprise 9%, while 12% are represented by Biracial residents. Many of the city’s residents also have Irish, French, Italian, German, and English descent.

72.4% of residents speak Spanish. 27.2% of the population speaks English, while 0.3% speak other unspecified languages.

Galena Park is home to two top-ranked public elementary schools, one public middle school, and one public high school.

Nearly 2,000 or 32% of adults in the city have gained an education beyond the high school level, with 22% earning a college degree.

57.1% of adults aged 25 and over are high school graduates. Around 400 or 7.4% have bachelor’s degrees, more than 100 or 1.7% have an associate degree, and 94 or 1.5% have graduate degrees.

Around 3,000 or 42% of residents aged 25 and over had not graduated from high school.

Relative to Texas averages, Galena Park’s median property value is decidedly low, and the city’s real estate market is far from the most expensive in the country.

The bulk of the city’s properties at 73.1% are worth between $57K-$144K. Another 13.5% of real estate is valued under $57K. Meanwhile, 11.8% of properties are priced between $114K-$228K. 1% of properties vary between $228K-$343K. Less than 1% of the properties in Galena Park are worth over $343K.

Altogether, these numbers place the median property value in the city at a little over $81K. As for appreciation rates, Galena Park real estate appreciated a total of 31.79% between about January 2010 and January 2020, which breaks down into an annual average appreciation rate of 2.80%.

Also of note is that the home value in Galena Park was on a steady rise between January 2018 and January 2020, showing an estimated year-over-year increase of 6.4%.

Out of all housing options in Galena Park, 65.6% of residences are owner-occupied properties, which leaves 34.4% of housing options being rented. The vacancy rate tracks around 6.5%.

81.5% of Galena Park properties were built between 1940-1969, and 13.5% of residences were constructed between 1970-1999. 2.5% of housing options were built in 2000 or later years, and another 2.5% of properties in the city were constructed in 1939 or earlier years.

Around 85% of properties in the city are single family detached homes. 6.4% of residences are apartment complexes, and 5.5% of properties are smaller apartment buildings. About 3% of housing options in Galena Park are condominiums and attached properties.

About 10% of properties in the city have 1 bedroom layouts. 25% have 2 bedroom layouts, and less than 53% have 3 bedroom layouts. 11.3% of properties have 4 bedrooms, and 1.2% have 5 or more bedrooms.

Galena Park has a relatively stable economy. The unemployment rate in the city is 5.2%, which is well above the national unemployment rate of 3.7%. The job market in the area has grown by 3.2% since 2019 and job growth over the next ten years is predicted to reach 32%.

The majority of workers in Galena Park are employed in white-collar jobs at 52%. Most of the residents in the city work in food service, sales, and office and administrative support.

The median household income in the city is$45,020. This is approximately 16% lower than the US average of $53,482 a year.

The average income of a Galena Park resident is $37,584 per year. This is 24% higher than the US average of $28,555 a year. The per capita income in the area is $16,656.

The overall poverty rate in the city is 29.4%.