Jefferson County, Texas (TX)

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% of renters here:	34%
State:	36%

Jefferson County:	19.0%
Texas:	17.6%

Type of workers:

Jefferson County, Texas business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Jefferson County, Texas:

Median resident age:	35.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Males: 126,689	(50.3%)
Females: 125,362	(49.7%)

Jefferson County:	2.5 people
Texas:	2.7 people

This county	$36,629
Texas:	$42,139

Jefferson County	$80,931
Texas:	$106,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 190
• Thefts: 263
• Auto thefts: 47

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 25
• Burglaries: 137
• Thefts: 310
• Auto thefts: 47

Area name: Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Jefferson County is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $707 a month.

Cities in this county include: Beaumont, Port Arthur, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Central Gardens, Bevil Oaks, China, Nome, Sabine.

2005 air pollution in Jefferson County:

Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.009 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.105 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.083 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.025 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cameron Parish, Louisiana , Chambers County , Hardin County , Liberty County , Orange County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Jefferson County: Bayou Din Golf Club (A), Port Arthur Country Club (B), McFadden Ranch (C), Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (D), Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Jefferson County include: Fannett Church of Christ (A), First Baptist Church of Fannett (B), Good Hope Chapel (C), Greater Rising Sun Baptist Church (D), New Pilgrim Baptist Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Berry Cemetery (1), Broussard Cemetery (2), Landrum Cemetery (3), Hillebrandt Cemetery (4), Pivoto Cemetery (5), Woodrow Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Boyt Lake (A), Lost Lake (B), Dipping Vat Ponds (C), Johnson Lake (D), Star Lake (E), Mud Lake (F), Wiseman Lake (G), Little Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Hillebrandt Bayou (A), West Prong (B), Beach Prong (C), Barnes Slough (D), Mayhaw Bayou (E), Alligator Bayou (F), Willow Creek (G), Salt Bayou (H), Din, Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Jefferson County include: Sea Rim State Park (1), J D Murphee State Wildlife Management Area (2), Big Hill Bayou Wildlife Management Area (3), Spindletop Park (4), Live Oak Memorial Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: MacFadden Beach (A), McFaddin Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
Texas:	4.4%

Current college students: 11,596
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 15,608 (37% naturalized citizens)

Jefferson County:	6.2%
Whole state:	13.9%

Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 90.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 75,161
• One, attached: 3,324
• Two: 2,272
• 3 or 4: 2,791
• 5 to 9: 3,780
• 10 to 19: 3,407
• 20 or more: 7,495
• Mobile homes: 3,576
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 274

Housing units in Jefferson County with a mortgage: 27,613 (760 second mortgage, 1,698 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28,873

Jefferson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 6.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 5 fatalities and 212 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/7/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 81 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 80,219 (82%) Carpooled: 12,034 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 750 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%) Subway or elevated: 24 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 107 (0%) Motorcycle: 162 (0%) Bicycle: 208 (0%) Walked: 1,474 (2%) Other means: 825 (1%) Worked at home: 1,600 (2%)

5.53% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.53%
Texas average:	8.37%

0.20% of residents moved from foreign countries ($370 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.20%
Texas average:	0.20%

3.46% relocated from other counties in Texas ($19,915 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($11,114 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.86%
Texas average:	3.06%

from Orange County, TX	0.75% ($29,975 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.59% ($35,782)
from Hardin County, TX	0.55% ($31,268)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.24% ($18,495)
from Jasper County, TX	0.15% ($23,862)
from Dallas County, TX	0.09% ($27,616)
from Galveston County, TX	0.09% ($43,403)

7.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,160 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Texas average:	7.44%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($211 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	0.04%
Texas average:	0.11%

5.80% relocated to other counties in Texas ($27,967 average AGI)
1.79% relocated to other states ($7,982 average AGI)

Jefferson County:	1.79%
Texas average:	2.17%

to Harris County, TX	1.81% ($28,261 average AGI)
to Hardin County, TX	0.66% ($53,304)
to Orange County, TX	0.65% ($38,669)
to Travis County, TX	0.25% ($52,731)
to Dallas County, TX	0.19% ($22,278)
to Tarrant County, TX	0.17% ($35,664)
to Bexar County, TX	0.15% ($21,016)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 38,007 (32,321 aged, 5,686 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 204,061 (45,468 male householders, 18,870 female householders)

  45,924 spouses, 76,160 children (68,876 natural, 1,853 adopted, 5,431 stepchildren), 6,826 grandchildren, 2,169 brothers or sisters, 1,480 parents, 3,632 other relatives, 3,532 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 32,851 (12,821 male householders (10,927 living alone)), 15,834 female householders (14,431 living alone)), 4,196 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 15,139 (13,866 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 26,478 2-persons, 15,624 3-persons, 12,586 4-persons, 5,930 5-persons, 2,323 6-persons, 1,397 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,358 1-person, 2,824 2-persons, 258 3-persons, 130 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 12 6-persons.

37,587 married couples with children.
19,203 single-parent households (2,897 men, 16,306 women).

86.8% of residents of Jefferson County speak English at home.
8.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,429,523,000 ($9788 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $820,510,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $594,174,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $457,437,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $15,869,000
Federal grants: $309,810,000
Federal procurement contracts: $846,412,000 ($784,593,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $205,821,000 ($18,357,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $267,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $62,048,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,055,783,000

Here:	73 per 1000 residents
State:	85 per 1000 residents

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	35 per 1000 residents

Here:	+12 per 1000 residents
State:	+29 per 1000 residents

Here:	-47 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 22.21 millions of gallons per day (3% from ground, 97% from surface)

Here:	5.7
State:	5.8

Here:	4.1
State:	3.8

58% of Jefferson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Texas.

Jefferson County:	58.3%
State average:	51.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 179254
• Northeast: 3989
• Midwest: 9343
• South: 37382
• West: 5062

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,300

Here:	8.2%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	6.4%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	7.6%
Texas:	15.4%

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