Bridge City, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

7,297

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

2.37% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

24.1%

5.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$57,031

2.34% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$95,700

Population & Diversity

Bridge City, LA is home to a population of 7.3k people, from which 85.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 21.5% of Bridge City, LA residents were born outside of the country (1.57k people).

In 2024, there were 1.43 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.55k people) in Bridge City, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.78k White (Non-Hispanic) and 1.35k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.2%

2024 Citizenship

84.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.2% of Bridge City, LA residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bridge City, LA was 84.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bridge City, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bridge City, LA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
2.55k ± 544
White (Non-Hispanic)
1.78k ± 367
Other (Hispanic)
1.35k ± 1.14k

35.9%

Hispanic Population

2.62k people

35.9% of the people in Bridge City, LA are hispanic (2.62k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bridge City, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

21.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.57k people

20.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.46k people

As of 2024, 21.5% of Bridge City, LA residents (1.57k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bridge City, LA was 20.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bridge City, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
111 ± 77
Gulf War (2001-)
42 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
19 ± 34

Bridge City, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.64 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bridge City, LA.

Economy

The economy of Bridge City, LA employs 2.91k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bridge City, LA were Retail Trade (387 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (381 people), and Construction (350 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($62,783), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($62,143), and Construction ($60,694).

Employment

Occupations

2.91k

2024 Value

± 501

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridge City, LA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 2.87k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bridge City, LA, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (545 people), Production Occupations (302 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (260 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bridge City, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.91k

2024 Value

± 501

1.22%

1 Year growth

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bridge City, LA grew at a rate of 1.22%, from 2.87k employees to 2.91k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bridge City, LA, are Retail Trade (387 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (381 people), and Construction (350 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bridge City, LA, though some of these residents may live in Bridge City, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,818

Median earning men ± $12,764

$32,650

Median earning women ± $3,754

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($75,341), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,192), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($49,550).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($55,192), Construction ($46,250), and Public Administration ($35,282).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bridge City, LA was $95,700 in 2024, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $119,800 to $95,700, a 20.1% decrease. The homeownership rate in Bridge City, LA is 58.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bridge City, LA have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bridge City, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,926

$1,578

Median Property Taxes

±$316

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bridge City, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the None range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bridge City, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58.4%

Homeownership

2024

72.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58.4% of the housing units in Bridge City, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bridge City, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$57,031

Median Household Income

± $10,969

2.7k

Number of Households

± 455

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.7k households in Bridge City, LA grew to $57,031 from the previous year's value of $55,728.

The following chart displays the households in Bridge City, LA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bridge City, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.8%)
Worked At Home (7.87%)
Carpooled (6.44%)

In 2024, 76.8% of workers in Bridge City, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.87%) and those who carpooled to work (6.44%).

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

23.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bridge City, LA have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.75% of the workforce in Bridge City, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bridge City, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bridge City, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bridge City, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bridge City, LA (1.74k out of 7.23k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bridge City, LA is Other, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

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

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

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