Galena Park is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,271 people and three associated neighborhoods, Galena Park is the 237th largest community in Texas.Galena Park is a blue-collar town, with 50.44% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Galena Park is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Galena Park who work in office and administrative support (14.48%), sales jobs (8.54%), and management occupations (5.88%). Galena Park is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Galena Park have a very low rate of college education: just 6.89% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Galena Park in 2022 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. Foreign born people are also an important part of Galena Park's cultural character, accounting for 31.33% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Galena Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
