Rose City, Texas

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Population in July 2008: 504. Population change since 2000: -2.9%

Males: 254	(50.5%)
Females: 250	(49.5%)

Median resident age:	31.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 77662.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,349 (it was $27,344 in 2000)

Rose City:	$35,349
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $14,676

Rose City:	$14,676
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,088 (it was $40,900 in 2000)

Rose City:	$57,088
Texas:	$120,900

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Races in Rose City:

White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
Hispanic (10.4%)
Other race (4.4%)
American Indian (2.3%)
Two or more races (2.3%)
Asian Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Rose City: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.5%), Irish (10.0%), French (6.4%), French Canadian (3.3%), English (2.5%), German (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.72 square miles.

Population density: 293 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Rose City

High school or higher: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
Unemployed: 12.4%
Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rose City city

Never married: 22.0%
Now married: 58.6%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 11.3%

18 residents are foreign born (3.5% Latin America).

This city:	3.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Rose City:	1.3% ($541)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Beaumont, TX (4.6 miles , pop. 113,866).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (79.3 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (83.0 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Vidor, TX (2.0 miles ), Beaumont, TX (2.1 miles ), Pine Forest, TX (2.2 miles ), Central Gardens, TX (2.9 miles ), Nederland, TX (3.1 miles ), Port Neches, TX (3.2 miles ), Rose Hill Acres, TX (3.2 miles ), Chance-Loeb, TX (3.6 miles ).

Latitude: 30.11 N, Longitude: 94.06 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 409

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Population change in the 1990s: -67 (-11.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (24%)
Metal and metal products (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Repair and maintenance (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Food (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Accommodation and food services (18%)
Educational services (9%)
Health care (9%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Personal and laundry services (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (13%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (9%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electricians (6%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (11%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Rose City by Year
Type	2002	2004	2005	2007
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	7	0	0	0
per 100,000	1291.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Thefts	7	0	0	0
per 100,000	1291.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Auto thefts	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	142.1	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.98
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Rose City, Texas

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Rose City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 138% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/7/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.1 miles away from the Rose City city center killed one person and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 1/31/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Rose City:

MEMORIAL HERMANN BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; BEAUMONT, TX)
CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; BEAUMONT, TX)
DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (about 5 miles; BEAUMONT, TX)

Amtrak station near Rose City:

5 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 Rose City:

LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 8 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
LEE COLLEGE (about 59 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT enrollment: 3,099)
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 73 miles; PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 73 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 80 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
NORTH HARRIS MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 82 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 13,933)

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Cemetery: Sullivan Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	66.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	15.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	12.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Rose City, TX

Rose City compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Median age significantly below 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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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Rose City mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Orange County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (50%) Utility gas (36%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Religion statistics for Rose 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.
Tables represent county-level data.

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
Other Government Administration	1	$2,923	$35,076	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,569	$30,828	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,870	$34,440	1	$957
Totals for Government	3	$8,362	$33,448	1	$957

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 Rose City:

KQHN (1510 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEDERLAND, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KZZB (990 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: MARTIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
KIKR (1450 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KDEI (1250 AM; 5 kW; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KRCM (1380 AM; 1 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: VOICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KUHD (1150 AM; 1 kW; PORT NECHES, TX; Owner: VISION LATINABROADCASTING, INC.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KOLE (1340 AM; 1 kW; PORT ARTHUR, TX; Owner: CITYGATE MEDIA, INC.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Rose City:

KVLU (91.3 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: LAMAR UNIVERSITY)
KRWP (97.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KIOC (106.1 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.)
KKMY (104.5 FM; ORANGE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
K277AG (103.3 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
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.)
KCOL-FM (92.5 FM; GROVES, TX; Owner: VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTCX (102.5 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KTXB (89.7 FM; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAYD-FM (101.7 FM; SILSBEE, TX; Owner: HILCO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KYKZ (96.1 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KSHN (99.9 FM; LIBERTY, TX; Owner: TRINITY RIVER VALLEY BROADCASTING CO)
KBIU (103.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

TV broadcast stations around Rose City:

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

Rose City, Texas:

Fatal accident count: 17
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 18
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 42
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6

Texas average:

Fatal accident count: 164
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 248
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 46
Fatalities: 181
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 430
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 23

See more detailed statistics of Rose City fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here

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