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Notable location: The W H Stark Home (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Bridge City 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
Tourist attractions: Bridge City Independent School District - Roy Hatton Elementary School- Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2690 Texas Avenue) (1), Bridge City Independent School District - Bridge City Intermediate School- Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2690 Texas Avenue) (2), Bridge City Independent School District - Bridge City Senior High School- Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2690 Texas Avenue) (3), Bridge City Independent School District - E E Sims Elementary School- Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2690 Texas Avenue) (4). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
Hotel: Budget Inn (198 Texas Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 10.3% | | Whole state: | 15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.6% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bridge City, TX
40 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Bridge City 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 above state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Bridge City (2009 data):
- Capital One, National Association: Bridge City Branch at 2335 Texas Ave, branch established on 1998-04-06. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Bridge City State Bank: at 701 West Roundbunch Road, branch established on 1960-02-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $130.4 mil, Deposits: $118.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Amtex Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (59%)
- Electricity (40%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Religon statistics for Bridge City
| 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% |
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| 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% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
5 | $13,988 | $33,571 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $9,562 | $57,372 | 7 | $850 |
| Judicial and Legal |
1 | $2,404 | $28,848 | 4 | $4,023 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
13 | $55,594 | $51,318 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
5 | $15,210 | $36,504 | 3 | $1,935 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $27,299 | $32,759 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,140 |
| Health |
1 | $2,548 | $30,576 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $6,323 | $25,292 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
1 | $2,996 | $35,952 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
7 | $21,870 | $37,491 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $4,109 | $24,654 | 1 | $195 |
| Totals for Government |
50 | $161,903 | $38,857 | 16 | $8,143 |
Bridge City government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $749,000
Solid Waste Management: $467,000
All Other: $170,000
Parks & Recreation: $12,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $958,000
Regular Highways: $482,000
Water Utilities: $403,000
Central Staff Services: $381,000
Solid Waste Management: $364,000
Sewerage: $294,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $180,000
Financial Administration: $132,000
Libraries: $77,000
Health Services - Other: $43,000
Parks & Recreation: $39,000
Fire Protection: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $8,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $6,975,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $6,635,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $340,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $306,000
Interest Earnings: $131,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $30,000
Regular Highways: $11,000
Central Staff: $7,000
Judicial: $2,000
Financial Administration: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,225,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $698,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $46,000
General Support: $13,000
- Tax - Property: $968,000
Total General Sales: $808,000
Public Utilities: $414,000
Other Selective Sales: $48,000
NEC: $37,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,782,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $320,000
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:
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Bridge City:
- 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.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KIKR (1450 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- 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:
- 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"))
- 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.)
- KVLU (91.3 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LAMAR UNIVERSITY)
- 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)
TV broadcast stations around Bridge City:
- 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.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)
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Bridge City, Texas:
- Fatal accident count: 22
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 40
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 28
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 62
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 7
Texas average:
- Fatal accident count: 159
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 240
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
- Fatalities: 175
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 417
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22
See more detailed statistics of Bridge City fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bridge City)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 140
- Hazardous Condition: 69
- Service Call: 71
- Good Intent Call: 5
Incident types - Bridge City
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Bridge City, TX
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