Bridge City-Orangefield, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 15,044.

Males: 7,504	(49.9%)
Females: 7,540	(50.1%)

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $57,241 (it was $44,278 in 2000)

Bridge City-Orangefield:	$57,241
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $22,460

Bridge City-Orangefield:	$22,460
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $95,193 (it was $68,200 in 2000)

Bridge City-Orangefield:	$95,193
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Bridge City-Orangefield:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Other race (1.3%)
Vietnamese (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bridge City-Orangefield: 76.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 82.9 square miles.

Population density: 182 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bridge City-Orangefield

High school or higher: 83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 7.7%
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridge City-Orangefield CCD

Never married: 19.6%
Now married: 65.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.1%
Divorced: 10.0%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
Texas:	13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bridge City-Orangefield:	1.5% ($1,038)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Jefferson, TX (9.7 miles , pop. 116,060).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (92.1 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (94.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bridge City, TX (0.8 miles ), West Orange, TX (2.5 miles ), Pinehurst, TX (2.5 miles ), Orange, TX (2.7 miles ), Groves, TX (2.8 miles ), Port Neches, TX (2.8 miles ), East Jefferson, TX (3.1 miles ), Nederland, TX (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 30.04 N, Longitude: 93.85 W

Bridge City-Orangefield household income distribution

Bridge City-Orangefield home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (19%)
Chemicals (17%)
Petroleum and coal products (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (3%)
Utilities (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electricians (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Bridge City-Orangefield-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 121% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.3 miles away from the Bridge City-Orangefield place center killed one person and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/11/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.0 miles away from the place center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Bridge City-Orangefield:

MEMORIAL HERMAN BAPTIST HOSP ORANGE (about 7 miles; ORANGE, TX)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GROVES, TX)
CHRISTUS ST MARY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PORT ARTHUR, TX)

Amtrak station near Bridge City-Orangefield:

17 miles: BEAUMONT (2555 W. CEDAR ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bridge City-Orangefield:

LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 17 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
LEE COLLEGE (about 69 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT enrollment: 3,099)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 82 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 83 miles; PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 89 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 94 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)

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Notable location: The W H Stark Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Bridge City-Orangefield include: Church of Christ (A), Circle Drive Baptist Church (B), Saint Mark Lutheran Church (C), Saint Paul United Methodist Church (D), Second Baptist Church (E), Orangefield Pentecostal Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Thomas Cemetery (1), Williams Cemetery (2), Floyd Cemetery (3), Adcock Cemetery (4), Winfree Cemetery (5), Granger Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Marie Gully (A), Sandy Creek (B), Grays Bayou (C), Neches River (D), Nig Bayou (E), Cole Creek (F), Old River Bayou (G), Bird Island Bayou (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bridge City-Orangefield include: Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area - Bessie Height (1), Lower Neches Wildlife Management Area - Old River (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	67.0%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	8.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bridge City-Orangefield, TX

40 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Bridge City-Orangefield compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (51%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (1%)

Religion statistics for Bridge City-Orangefield

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Assemblies of God	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Adherents	52.4%	20.9%	8.2%	4.3%	3.1%
Congregations	32.0%	7.2%	8.2%	7.2%	5.2%

Name	Baptist Missionary Association of America	Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Church of the Nazarene	Other religions
Adherents	2.2%	2.2%	1.1%	0.9%	4.6%
Congregations	3.1%	11.3%	3.1%	3.1%	19.6%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

5.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,841 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.97%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($167 average AGI)
Orange County: 0.05%
Texas average: 0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, TX	1.88% ($38,669 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.38% ($40,462)
from Hardin County, TX	0.37% ($35,146)

7.81% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,044 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.81%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, TX	2.09% ($29,975 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.77% ($36,014)
to Hardin County, TX	0.43% ($32,107)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bridge City-Orangefield:

KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDEI (1250 AM; 5 kW; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KQHN (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEDERLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KUHD (1150 AM; 1 kW; PORT NECHES, TX; Owner: VISION LATINABROADCASTING, INC.)
KOGT (1600 AM; 1 kW; ORANGE, TX; Owner: G-CAP COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KOLE (1340 AM; 1 kW; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: CITYGATE MEDIA, INC.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KZZB (990 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIKR (1450 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KLCL (1470 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRCM (1380 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: VOICE BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bridge City-Orangefield:

KCOL-FM (92.5 FM; GROVES, TX; Owner: VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRWP (97.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KKMY (104.5 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KYKR (95.1 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQXY-FM (94.1 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KIOC (106.1 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTXB (89.7 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KOBT (100.7 FM; WINNIE, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KVLU (91.3 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LAMAR UNIVERSITY)
KQBU-FM (93.3 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
KQQK (107.9 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KTJM (98.5 FM; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KYKZ (96.1 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KBIU (103.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KZWA (104.9 FM; MOSS BLUFF, LA; Owner: B & C BROADCASTING, LTD.)
KTCX (102.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
K277AG (103.3 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAYD-FM (101.7 FM; SILSBEE, TX; Owner: HILCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bridge City-Orangefield:

K09VO (Channel 9; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: BEAUMONT BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KITU (Channel 34; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION INC)
KBTV-TV (Channel 4; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, L.L.C.)
KFDM-TV (Channel 6; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: FREEDOM BROADCASTING OF TEXAS, INC.)
KBMT (Channel 12; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 12 OF BEAUMONT, INC.)
KVHP (Channel 29; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KJDF-LP (Channel 46; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: ARACELIS ORTIZ, EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF CARLOS ORTIZ)
KUIL-LP (Channel 64; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: BLUE BONNET COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KEBQ-LP (Channel 22; BEAUMONT-ORANGE, TX; Owner: WELLSPRINGS BEAUMONT TELEVISION, INC.)

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