Bridge City, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 8,561. Population change since 2000: -1.5%

Males: 4,202	(49.1%)
Females: 4,359	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	35.8 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 77611.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $54,354 (it was $42,045 in 2000)

Bridge City:	$54,354
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,960 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Bridge City:	$92,960
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Bridge City:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Hispanic (3.6%)
Other race (1.3%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Vietnamese (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Bridge City: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (16.4%), United States (15.2%), German (12.6%), Irish (8.5%), English (8.4%), French Canadian (6.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 5.14 square miles.

Population density: 1664 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bridge City

High school or higher: 82.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
Unemployed: 8.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bridge City city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 60.4%
Separated: 0.9%
Widowed: 5.7%
Divorced: 11.0%

245 residents are foreign born (1.5% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:	2.8%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Bridge City, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bridge City to the number of sex offenders is 451 to 1.

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

Bridge City:	1.5% ($997)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Jefferson, TX (9.6 miles , pop. 116,060).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (92.6 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (94.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Bridge City-Orangefield, TX (0.8 miles ), West Orange, TX (2.5 miles ), Pinehurst, TX (2.6 miles ), Orange, TX (2.7 miles ), Groves, TX (2.7 miles ), Port Neches, TX (2.8 miles ), East Jefferson, TX (3.1 miles ), Nederland, TX (3.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 25 buildings, average cost: $115,700
1997: 12 buildings, average cost: $106,100
1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $152,900
1999: 28 buildings, average cost: $112,800
2000: 29 buildings, average cost: $332,200
2001: 29 buildings, average cost: $332,200
2002: 34 buildings, average cost: $135,800
2003: 45 buildings, average cost: $130,200
2004: 52 buildings, average cost: $123,500
2005: 46 buildings, average cost: $131,500
2006: 30 buildings, average cost: $166,400
2007: 39 buildings, average cost: $162,300

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Latitude: 30.03 N, Longitude: 93.84 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -928 (-10.7%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 922 (24.6%)

Area code: 409

Bridge City household income distribution

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Bridge City, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +482 (+5.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Chemicals (15%)
Petroleum and coal products (8%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (16%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Educational services (8%)
Social assistance (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Chemicals (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Registered nurses (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)

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Crime in Bridge City by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.3	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	4	0	0	1	0	2
per 100,000	11.3	44.3	0.0	0.0	11.3	0.0	22.9
Robberies	4	5	6	5	2	0	2
per 100,000	45.2	55.3	68.5	56.8	22.5	0.0	22.9
Assaults	16	33	19	20	15	16	22
per 100,000	180.9	365.2	216.8	227.1	169.1	176.8	251.9
Burglaries	59	70	87	60	55	43	54
per 100,000	666.9	774.7	992.8	681.4	619.9	475.2	618.2
Thefts	177	182	216	121	127	149	143
per 100,000	2000.7	2014.2	2464.9	1374.2	1431.3	1646.6	1637.1
Auto thefts	16	18	9	11	14	21	17
per 100,000	180.9	199.2	102.7	124.9	157.8	232.1	194.6
Arson	0	0	0	1	2	2	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.4	22.5	22.1	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	200.0	275.8	240.2	175.1	185.4	153.1	199.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 18 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.52
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bridge City, Texas

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Bridge City-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 5.0 miles away from the Bridge City city 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 4.5 miles away from the city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bridge City:

MEMORIAL HERMAN BAPTIST HOSP ORANGE (about 8 miles; ORANGE, TX)
DOCTORS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; GROVES, TX)
CHRISTUS ST MARY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PORT ARTHUR, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Bridge City, TX

Amtrak station near Bridge City:

18 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.

Local government website: WWW.BRIDGECITYTEX.COM

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

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 90 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 94 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)

Public high school in Bridge City:

BRIDGE CITY High School (Students: 761; Location: 300 BOWER ST; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 57)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bridge City:

BRIDGE CITY Junior High School (Students: 585; Location: 300 BOWER DR; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 58)
BRIDGE CITY INT (Students: 528; Location: 1029 W ROUND BUNCH RD; Grades: 4-6; Our rating: 78)
SIMS Elementary (Students: 373; Location: 425 ROBERTS; Grades: EE-3; Our rating: 78)
HATTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 214; Location: 1035 W ROUND BUNCH RD; Grades: EE-3; Our rating: 78)

Library in Bridge City:

BRIDGE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $78,532; Location: 101 PARKSIDE DR; 17,114 books; 271 audio materials; 1,097 video materials; 56 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:

The median housing price in bridge city texas is about 100K now there is no doctors hospital any more it closed......
Bridge City Chamber of Commerce has a new web-site with information. www.bridgecitychamber.org 409-735-5671

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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

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	77.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

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

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:

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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.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (59%) Electricity (40%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Religon statistics for Bridge City

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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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:

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:

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)

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

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