Bridge City, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Back to: Bridge City, Texas main profile, Texas, Texas smaller cities, Texas small towns, Texas forum, All US cities. Total population: 8,536 (Urban population: 8,524 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 12 (all nonfarm)) 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 Recent posts about housing in Bridge City, Texas on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Almost to Beaumont  (24 replies) Looking for temp housing Orange, TX area!  (10 replies) Beaumont / Orange area - HELP please!  (14 replies) moving near Beaumont  (28 replies) Relocation to Golden Triangle / Orange  (5 replies) Port Arthur  (14 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $68,600 Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $371 Median gross rent in Bridge City, TX in 2000: $514 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 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)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bridge City, TX: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 7 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 14 $25,000 to $29,999: 43 $30,000 to $34,999: 85 $35,000 to $39,999: 81 $40,000 to $49,999: 230 $50,000 to $59,999: 211 $60,000 to $69,999: 393 $70,000 to $79,999: 268 $80,000 to $89,999: 284 $90,000 to $99,999: 124 $100,000 to $124,999: 169 $125,000 to $149,999: 142 $150,000 to $174,999: 31 $175,000 to $199,999: 42 $200,000 to $249,999: 5 $250,000 to $299,999: 0 $300,000 to $399,999: 0 $400,000 to $499,999: 0 $500,000 to $749,999: 0 $750,000 to $999,999: 0 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Bridge City: Less than $100: 29 $100 to $149: 9 $150 to $199: 9 $200 to $249: 18 $250 to $299: 48 $300 to $349: 89 $350 to $399: 127 $400 to $449: 90 $450 to $499: 98 $500 to $549: 15 $550 to $599: 51 $600 to $649: 0 $650 to $699: 9 $700 to $749: 17 $750 to $799: 0 $800 to $899: 8 $900 to $999: 8 $1,000 to $1,249: 0 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 41

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

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

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

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

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 1999 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $41,932
• Asian householders: $34,063
• Some other race householders: $60,313
• Two or more races householders: $31,875
• Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $54,000

Median house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $70,500
• Asian householders: $85,000
• Some other race householders: $39,200
• Two or more races householders: $62,500
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $50,000

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: $25,600

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