Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

Add Comparison

2022 Population

141,337

0.119% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

About

N/A

None of the households in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX are Lamar State College-Orange (647 degrees awarded in 2022) and Southeast Texas Career Institute (65 degrees).

Most people in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX was 2 cars per household.

Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX borders Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 1 (North) PUMA, LA, Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning & Development District 2 (South) PUMA, LA, Deep East Texas COG (West) & Walker County PUMA, TX, Deep East Texas COG (East) & Jasper County PUMA, TX, Jefferson County (North Central)--Beaumont City PUMA, TX, Jefferson County (Outside Beaumont City)--Port Arthur City PUMA, TX, and Houston-Galveston Area Council--Liberty & Chambers Counties PUMA, TX.

United States Louisiana Texas

Economy

The economy of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

N/A

Women

N/A%

N/A

Men

N/A%

The workforce of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

N/A

N/A Value

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

N/A

N/A Value

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX awarded 712 degrees. The student population of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 899 male students and 1,854 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX are White (501 and 70.5%), followed by Black or African American (139 and 19.5%), Hispanic or Latino (54 and 7.59%), and Asian (11 and 1.55%).

The largest universities in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are Lamar State College-Orange (647 and 90.9%) and Southeast Texas Career Institute (65 and 9.13%).

The most popular majors in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX are General Studies (138 and 19.4%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (96 and 13.5%), and Chemical Technology (71 and 9.97%).

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX have an average commute time of 25.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

Error: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'label')

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

N/A

Median Household Income

± N/A

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

N/A Wage GINI in N/A

In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (86.2%)
Carpooled (8.83%)
Worked At Home (3.15%)

In 2022, 86.2% of workers in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.83%) and those who worked at home (3.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.18% of the workforce in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

83.6% of the population of Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 13.6% on Medicaid, 13% on Medicare, 9.3% on non-group plans, and 1.16% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,641 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

16.4%

Uninsured

46.5%

Employer Coverage

13.6%

Medicaid

13%

Medicare

9.3%

Non-Group

1.16%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Orange & Hardin Counties PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.