Population: 10,592. Estimated population in 2021: 10,221 (-3.5% change)
Males: 5,273 (49.8%), Females: 5,319 (50.2%)
Harris County
Zip code: 77547
Median resident age: 28.0 years
Median household income: $31,660
Median house value: $46,100
Races in Galena Park:
- Hispanic (69.3%)
- Other race (24.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (22.2%)
- Black (7.6%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (4.1%), German (3.4%), Irish (3.2%), English (2.6%), Subsaharan African (1.3%), French (1.0%).
Elevation: 28 feet
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Galena Park
- High school or higher: 48.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 12.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Galena Park city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 58.8%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 7.4%
33.2% Foreign born (32.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +500 (+5.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Galena Park:
- COLUMBIA E HOUSTON MED CTR E LOOP CAMP (about 5 miles; HOUSTON, TX)
- IHS HOSP AT HOUSTON (about 6 miles; HOUSTON, TX)
- BAYSHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PASADENA, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Galena Park:
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 8 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: HOU)
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 12 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: EFD)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 18 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Galena Park:
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 14 miles; LA PORTE, TX; Abbreviation: T41)
- SKYWAY MANOR (about 15 miles; PEARLAND, TX; Abbreviation: T79)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 16 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: LVJ)
Amtrak stations near Galena Park:
- 6 miles: SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) – Bus Station
- 10 miles: HOUSTON (902 WASHINGTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Galena Park:
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 8 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,819)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 9 miles; PASADENA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 9 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 25,479)
- TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,808)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 9 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,236)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 11 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,513)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 11 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,541)
Schools
Public high school in Galena Park:
- GALENA PARK H S (Students: 1,620; Location: 1000 KEENE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Galena Park:
- GALENA PARK MIDDLE (Students: 1,009; Location: 400 KEENE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MACARTHUR EL (Students: 717; Location: 1801 N MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)
- GALENA PARK EL (Students: 655; Location: 401 N MAIN; Grades: PK – 05)