Galena Park, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Galena Park	Texas	National
Income per capita	$25,639	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$70,654	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,427	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,899	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,084	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$27,430	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.1%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	27.5%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Galena Park is 43% lower than the national average
The median household income in Galena Park is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Galena Park is 45% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Galena Park is 82% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,097 $70,654 $141,308

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Galena Park median earnings by income bracket

Galena Park employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.2%	23.2%
Manufacturing sector	23.9%	23.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	2.0%	2.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	16.6%	16.6%

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Galena Park, TX	11,097	$70,654	13.1%

Cities with similar population

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North Lindenhurst, NY	11,096	$154,045	89.4%
Sierra Madre, CA	11,099	$156,572	92.5%
Ironton, OH	11,094	$53,356	34.4%
Burtonsville, MD	11,091	$183,387	125.5%
South Huron, ON	11,104	n/a
Galena Park, TX	11,097	$70,654	13.1%

Source: The Galena Park, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.