Galena Park vs Webster

A side-by-side comparison of Galena Park and Webster: population, income, housing, and more.

Galena Park and Webster are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Webster has the higher population (12,283 vs 10,527 in Galena Park). Webster has the higher median household income ($62,536 vs $54,167 in Galena Park). Webster has the higher median home value ($284,900 vs $116,400 in Galena Park).

Population, income & housing

	Galena Park	Webster
Population	10,527	12,283
Median age	32.4 yrs	36.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,167	$62,536
Median home value	$116,400	$284,900
Median gross rent	$1,108	$1,316
Housing units	3,292	6,788
Homeownership rate	70.1%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.5%	34.5%
Unemployment rate	14.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galena Park	Webster
Population	10,983 → 10,527 (-4.2%)	11,222 → 12,283 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$48,533 → $54,167 (+11.6%)	$55,497 → $62,536 (+12.7%)
Median home value	$80,700 → $116,400 (+44.2%)	$186,400 → $284,900 (+52.8%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,108 (+14.5%)	$1,131 → $1,316 (+16.4%)

Galena Park

Population

10,98310,527

Median household income

$48,533$54,167

Median home value

$80,700$116,400

Median gross rent

$968$1,108

Webster

Population

11,22212,283

Median household income

$55,497$62,536

Median home value

$186,400$284,900

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,316

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Galena Park	Webster
Under 5	7.9%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.8%	10.1%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.6%
25 to 34	10.8%	23.5%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	11.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	8.0%
75 and over	1.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galena Park	Webster
White (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	49.9%
Black or African American	4.6%	12.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	90.8%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galena Park	Webster
No high school diploma	32.2%	7.9%
High school graduate	39.3%	22.2%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	35.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galena Park	Webster
Drove alone	70.5%	82.9%
Carpooled	19.8%	5.4%
Public transit	1.8%	1.5%
Walked	1.8%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.5%
Worked from home	5.3%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galena Park	Webster
1-unit, detached	86.5%	13.1%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	35.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	38.3%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Galena Park	Webster
Poverty rate	23.8%	9.4%
Average household size	3.40	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1956	1992