Living in Galena Park Independent School District, Texas

Overview

A total of 26,916 households are located in Galena Park Independent School District area. Among them, 12,398 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.91 people. The total number of children in the region is 36,069 and 27,693 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

21% (19,238) of residents are non-citizens and 58% (52,013) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Galena Park Independent School District, Texas
Household	26,916
Population	89,720
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	12,398 (46%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	36,069
Total Students	27,693
Pre-Kindergarten	1,388
Kindergarten	1,085
Grade 1-8	13,440
Grade 9-12	7,056
College/Graduate School	4,724
Veterans	61,930
Non-citizen	19,238
Non-English Home Language	52,013
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

65,197 residents are over the age of 16 and 42,388 people are in labor force. Among them, 42,388 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 39,243 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 7.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Galena Park Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	38,532	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	31,908	82.81%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,922	12.77%
Public transportation	529	1.37%
Walked	340	0.88%
Other method	199	0.52%
Worked from home	634	1.65%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,243	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	7,029	17.91%
Service	6,840	17.43%
Sales and office	8,833	22.51%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,631	16.90%
Production, transportation, and material moving	9,910	25.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,243	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	493	1.26%
Construction	5,346	13.62%
Manufacturing	4,866	12.40%
Wholesale trade	1,634	4.16%
Retail trade	3,823	9.74%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4,254	10.84%
Information	652	1.66%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,332	3.39%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,528	8.99%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,758	17.22%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	3,107	7.92%
Other services, except public administration	2,474	6.30%
Public administration	976	2.49%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	39,243	-
Private wage and salary workers	32,799	83.58%
Government workers	3,830	9.76%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	2,614	6.66%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $61,570 for the 26,916 households in Galena Park Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $29,191. 65,873 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 73.41%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,916	-
Less than $10,000	1,392	5.17%
$10,000 - $14,999	969	3.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,291	12.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,940	14.64%
$35,000 - $49,999	4,062	15.09%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,873	21.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,960	11.00%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,944	10.94%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,084	4.03%
More than $200,000	401	1.49%
Median Household Income	$49,324	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$61,570	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	20,184	-
Less than $10,000	1,188	5.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	727	3.60%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,239	11.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,761	13.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,823	13.99%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,192	20.77%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,516	12.47%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,477	12.27%
$150,000 - $199,999	938	4.65%
More than $200,000	323	1.60%

Median Family Income	$51,630	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$63,505	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$29,191	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$38,436	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$38,436	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	89,732	-
With health insurance coverage	65,873	73.41%
Public coverage	30,984	34.53%
Private health insurance	38,575	42.99%
Without health insurance coverage	23,859	26.59%

Housing

There are 29,850 housing units in Galena Park Independent School District area, Texas with 26,916 units (90.17%) occupied. 14,980 houses (55.65%) are occupied by owner and 11,936 houses (44.35%) are rented. The average housing value is $103,200 and the average rental cost is $962. 288 houses (0.96%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,980 houses (6.63%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,850	-
Occupied	26,916	90.17%
Owner Occupied	14,980	55.65%
Renter Occupied	11,936	44.35%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	18,029	60.40%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,121	3.76%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	8,225	27.55%
Mobile Homes	2,443	8.18%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	32	0.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,850	-
Built 2014 or later	288	0.96%
Built 2010 - 2013	562	1.88%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,725	9.13%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,305	11.07%
Built 1980 - 1989	6,349	21.27%
Built 1970 - 1979	6,153	20.61%
Built 1960 - 1969	3,647	12.22%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,841	16.22%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,980	6.63%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,850	-
1 room	466	1.56%
2 rooms	1,006	3.37%
3 rooms	3,429	11.49%
4 rooms	6,596	22.10%
5 rooms	6,910	23.15%
6 rooms	6,073	20.35%
7 rooms	3,145	10.54%
8 rooms	1,256	4.21%
9 rooms or more	969	3.25%
Median Number of Rooms	5.0 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	29,850	-
no bedroom	485	1.62%
1 bedroom	3,780	12.66%
2 bedrooms	7,414	24.84%
3 bedrooms	13,199	44.22%
4 bedrooms	4,302	14.41%
5 bedrooms or more	670	2.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	14,980	-
Less than $50,000	1,276	8.52%
$50,000 - $99,999	5,823	38.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	4,875	32.54%
$150,000 - $199,999	2,040	13.62%
$200,000 - $299,999	774	5.17%
$300,000 - $499,999	129	0.86%
$500,000 - $999,999	10	0.07%
$1,000,000 or more	53	0.35%
Median House Value	$103,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	11,677	-
Less than $500	365	3.13%
$500 - $999	6,143	52.61%
$1,000 - $1,499	4,271	36.58%
$1,500 - $1,999	831	7.12%
$2,000 - $2,499	67	0.57%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$962	-

Demographic

A total of 89,827 people lives in Galena Park Independent School District area, Texas with 45,212 male and 44,615 female. The males to female ratio is 50.33 to 49.67. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	89,827	-
Male	45,212	50.33%
Female	44,615	49.67%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,827	-
Under 5 years	6,845	7.62%
5 - 9 years	7,252	8.07%
10 - 14 years	8,639	9.62%
15 - 19 years	8,438	9.39%
20 - 24 years	7,146	7.96%
25 - 34 years	13,147	14.64%
35 - 44 years	10,905	12.14%
45 - 54 years	11,034	12.28%
55 - 59 years	4,993	5.56%
60 - 64 years	3,895	4.34%
65 - 74 years	4,634	5.16%
75 - 84 years	2,323	2.59%
85 years and older	576	0.64%
Median Age	30.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	89,827	-
One Race	88,421	98.43%
White	66,112	73.60%
Black or African American	15,517	17.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native	697	0.78%
Asian	1,483	1.65%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	16	0.02%
Other	4,596	5.12%

Two or more races	1,406	1.57%
White and Black or African American	676	0.75%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	97	0.11%
White and Asian	37	0.04%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	23	0.03%

Living in Galena Park Independent School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic