Bridge City, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,593 (Urban population: 8,581 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 12 (all nonfarm))

Bridge City, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,394 (3,170 occupied: 2,504 owner occupied, 666 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	36%

Housing density: 660 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $465 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $609)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $438

Median gross rent in Bridge City, TX in 2007: $691

Housing units in Bridge City with a mortgage: 1,074 (24 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,055

Bridge City,TX index of house prices

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

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

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,486 - $110,323

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,494

In family households: 7,648 (2,025 male householders, 402 female householders)
1,987 spouses, 2,830 children (2,482 natural, 135 adopted, 213 stepchildren), 172 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 91 other relatives, 83 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 846 (279 male householders (232 living alone)), 458 female householders (421 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 42 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 982 2-persons, 637 3-persons, 425 4-persons, 276 5-persons, 74 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 653 1-person, 62 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 5 5-persons.

1,605 married couples with children.
519 single-parent households (148 men, 371 women).

92.8% of residents of Bridge City speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (19% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 38% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 245 (2.9%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bridge City, Texas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 91 4 rooms: 285 5 rooms: 760 6 rooms: 613 7 rooms: 469 8 rooms: 104 9 or more rooms: 144

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridge City, Texas:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 43 3 rooms: 109 4 rooms: 222 5 rooms: 89 6 rooms: 162 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 18 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 38
1995 to 1998: 247
1990 to 1994: 184
1980 to 1989: 533
1970 to 1979: 865
1960 to 1969: 807
1950 to 1959: 453
1940 to 1949: 232
1939 or earlier: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bridge City:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 81 2 bedrooms: 462 3 bedrooms: 1,555 4 bedrooms: 358 5 or more bedrooms: 48

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bridge City:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 100 2 bedrooms: 354 3 bedrooms: 163 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridge City in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 80 1 vehicle: 616 2 vehicles: 1,229 3 vehicles: 351 4 vehicles: 158 5 or more vehicles: 70

Cars and other vehicles available in Bridge City in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 56 1 vehicle: 376 2 vehicles: 201 3 vehicles: 33 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Bridge City, TX:

Less than $10,000: 63
$10,000 to $14,999: 26
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 32
$25,000 to $29,999: 27
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 46
$40,000 to $49,999: 190
$50,000 to $59,999: 158
$60,000 to $69,999: 202
$70,000 to $79,999: 162
$80,000 to $89,999: 239
$90,000 to $99,999: 269
$100,000 to $124,999: 523
$125,000 to $149,999: 191
$150,000 to $174,999: 120
$175,000 to $199,999: 101
$200,000 to $249,999: 76
$250,000 to $299,999: 36
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bridge City rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bridge City:

Less than $100: 24 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 17
$300 to $349: 40
$350 to $399: 72
$400 to $449: 98
$450 to $499: 90
$500 to $549: 78
$550 to $599: 70
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 43
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 21
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 12
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 41

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 26 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 28 1980 to 1984: 59 1975 to 1979: 23 1970 to 1974: 31 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 26

Bridge City, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 50.8%
Number of people working at home: 50 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 173
5 to 9 minutes: 571
10 to 14 minutes: 542
15 to 19 minutes: 716
20 to 24 minutes: 566
25 to 29 minutes: 249
30 to 34 minutes: 534
35 to 39 minutes: 65
40 to 44 minutes: 107
45 to 59 minutes: 100
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 48

Bridge City mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,354 (90%)
Carpooled: 278 (7%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Walked: 21 (1%)
Other means: 34 (1%)
Worked at home: 50 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 310
$10,000 to $14,999: 171
$15,000 to $19,999: 200
$20,000 to $24,999: 197
$25,000 to $29,999: 163
$30,000 to $34,999: 296
$35,000 to $39,999: 137
$40,000 to $44,999: 183
$45,000 to $49,999: 176
$50,000 to $59,999: 346
$60,000 to $74,999: 372
$75,000 to $99,999: 294
$100,000 to $124,999: 243
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 17

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1315

Other groups: 989

French (except Basque): 954

German: 783

English: 610

Irish: 532

French Canadian: 386

Italian: 215

Scotch-Irish: 146

Acadian/Cajun: 112

Scottish: 85

Polish: 49

Czech: 23

Swiss: 23

Arab:: 22

Syrian: 22

European: 21

Dutch: 19

British: 16

Slovak: 10

Russian: 10

Welsh: 9

Danish: 8

Norwegian: 8

Scandinavian: 8

Serbian: 7

Belgian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Vietnam (36%)
Germany (18%)
Cambodia (8%)
Canada (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Mexico (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)

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

This state: 5813
Northeast: 120
Midwest: 327
South: 1718
West: 303

61% of Bridge City residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 48
Nursery to 4th grade: 24
5th and 6th grade: 28
7th and 8th grade: 52
9th grade: 47
10th grade: 104
11th grade: 83
12th grade, no diploma: 63
High school graduate (or equivalency): 936
Less than 1 year of college: 286
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 579
Associate degree: 187
Bachelor's degree: 155
Master's degree: 68
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 64
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 103
9th grade: 113
10th grade: 70
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 99
High school graduate (or equivalency): 933
Less than 1 year of college: 415
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 498
Associate degree: 200
Bachelor's degree: 179
Master's degree: 43
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 12.2%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 18.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,459
Asian householders: $42,461
Some other race householders: $72,228
Two or more races householders: $23,890
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $97,875

Bridge City household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bridge City household income for Two or more races householders

Bridge City household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bridge City marital status for males

Bridge City marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,403
Asian householders: $118,642
Some other race householders: $54,715
Two or more races householders: $87,237
Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,789

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,613
One, attached: 61
Two: 52
3 or 4: 49
5 to 9: 66
10 to 19: 47
20 to 49: 53
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 426
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,972

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bridge City:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (60%) Electricity (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (56%) Electricity (44%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	1.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	7.4%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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