Texas · Census place 27996
Galena Park city, TX
Quick answer
Galena Park city has 10,527 residents, ranking #260 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $54,167, the median home is worth $116,400 and median gross rent runs $1,108 a month.
- Population
- 10,527Galena Park city residents
- Median household income
- $54,167Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,108Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Galena Park city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Galena Park city median would spend about 24.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.8% of residents and 70.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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