Galena Park

Population: 10,527
Median household income: $54,167
Median home value: $116,400

Galena Park is a community in Harris County, Texas, home to 10,527 residents. Its median household income of $54,167 runs below the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, Galena Park's population declined 4.2% from 10,983 to 10,527, while its median home value rose 44.2% from $80,700 to $116,400.

Households average 3.40 people. The median gross rent is $1,108.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,527
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,167
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $1,108
Housing units: 3,292
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,98310,527

Median household income

$48,533$54,167

Median home value

$80,700$116,400

Median gross rent

$968$1,108

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,983	$48,533	$80,700	$968
2020	10,848	$47,849	$82,900	$1,012
2021	10,770	$45,518	$84,800	$1,058
2022	10,641	$45,614	$100,700	$1,163
2023	10,527	$54,167	$116,400	$1,108

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 249.7%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	827	7.9%
5 to 17	2,611	24.8%
18 to 24	1,018	9.7%
25 to 34	1,132	10.8%
35 to 44	1,476	14.0%
45 to 54	1,255	11.9%
55 to 64	1,171	11.1%
65 to 74	833	7.9%
75 and over	204	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	428	4.1%
Black or African American	484	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,556	90.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.2%

High school graduate39.3%

Some college or associate's20.1%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,953	32.2%
High school graduate	2,384	39.3%
Some college or associate's	1,220	20.1%
Bachelor's degree	478	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	36	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled19.8%

Public transit1.8%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,690	70.5%
Carpooled	756	19.8%
Public transit	70	1.8%
Walked	69	1.8%
Bicycle	28	0.7%
Worked from home	201	5.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	466	12.9%
15 to 29 min	1,583	43.8%
30 to 44 min	1,058	29.3%
45 to 59 min	198	5.5%
60+ min	308	8.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 23.8% (2,460 of 10,330)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,453	79.1%
Nonfamily households	647	20.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,100	94.2%
Vacant	192	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,174	70.1%
Renter-occupied	926	29.9%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.0%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,849	86.5%
1-unit, attached	29	0.9%
2 to 4 units	231	7.0%
5 to 19 units	116	3.5%
20 or more units	28	0.9%
Mobile home & other	39	1.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4827996
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 29.7452, -95.2346