Galena Park is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,370 people and three associated neighborhoods, Galena Park is the 237th largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Galena Park is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 50.44% of the Galena Park workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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%). 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 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. In addition, Galena Park has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (31.33%). The most common language spoken in Galena Park is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Italian.
