Bridge City, Texas demographics

Bridge City, TX demographics: median age 35.2; 22.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Bridge City city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4810252. The survey estimates a population of 9,640 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Bridge City is 35.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.9 years. There are 3,458 households (±291). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe City estimate ± MOE State estimate ± MOE U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years 35.2 ±3.9 35.6 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,640
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Under 18 2,712 ±460 28.1% ±4.8 pp 25.0% 22.0%
18–34 2,097 ±404 21.8% ±4.2 pp 24.2% 22.8%
35–64 3,701 ±555 38.4% ±5.8 pp 37.4% 38.0%
65 and older 1,130 ±294 11.7% ±3.0 pp 13.4% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,640
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Male 4,871 ±283 50.5% ±2.9 pp 49.9% 49.5%
Female 4,769 ±279 49.5% ±2.9 pp 50.1% 50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,640
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
White alone 7,515 ±522 78.0% ±5.4 pp 48.5% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 20 ±39 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 12.2% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 10 ±14 · low precision 0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.9%
Asian alone 208 ±152 · low precision 2.2% ±1.6 pp · low precision 5.6% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.1% 0.2%
Some other race alone 104 ±109 · low precision 1.1% ±1.1 pp · low precision 9.3% 7.1%
Two or more races 1,783 ±503 18.5% ±5.2 pp 23.5% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,640
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 7,953 ±471 82.5% ±4.9 pp 60.3% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1,687 ±469 17.5% ±4.9 pp 39.7% 19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,458
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Married-couple family 2,254 ±254 65.2% ±4.9 pp 48.9% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 100 ±82 · low precision 2.9% ±2.4 pp · low precision 5.4% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 347 ±158 10.0% ±4.5 pp 13.4% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 704 ±264 20.4% ±7.4 pp 26.2% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 53 ±54 · low precision 1.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision 6.0% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,458
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Households with people under 18 1,659 ±256 48.0% ±6.2 pp 34.7% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 1,799 ±371 52.0% ±9.8 pp 65.3% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,458
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 704 ±264 20.4% ±7.4 pp 26.2% 28.7%
Two-person households 985 ±271 28.5% ±7.5 pp 31.4% 33.8%
Three-person households 599 ±200 17.3% ±5.6 pp 16.3% 15.3%
Four-person households 617 ±237 17.8% ±6.7 pp 14.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 313 ±153 9.1% ±4.4 pp 7.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 240 ±129 · low precision 6.9% ±3.7 pp · low precision 2.9% 2.2%
Seven or more people 0 ±30 · low precision 0.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision 1.7% 1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,640
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Native 9,287 ±193 96.3% ±2.0 pp 82.4% 85.9%
Foreign born 353 ±188 · low precision 3.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision 17.6% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,102
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
English only 8,148 ±387 89.5% ±3.6 pp 64.9% 77.7%
Spanish 768 ±291 8.4% ±3.2 pp 28.1% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 79 ±75 · low precision 0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 18 ±31 · low precision 0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 43 ±75 · low precision 0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision 1.7% 2.0%
Korean 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.7% 1.1%
Vietnamese 46 ±57 · low precision 0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.3% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 1.1% 1.1%
Arabic 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±21 · low precision 0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision 0.7% 0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,074
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Less than high school graduate 621 ±266 10.2% ±4.3 pp 14.0% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 1,877 ±425 30.9% ±6.8 pp 24.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 1,497 ±338 24.6% ±5.4 pp 20.1% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 723 ±199 11.9% ±3.2 pp 7.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 1,032 ±402 17.0% ±6.6 pp 21.5% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 324 ±174 · low precision 5.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision 12.3% 14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,553
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) Texas U.S.
Same house 8,344 ±614 87.3% ±6.4 pp 86.0% 87.7%
Moved within same county 767 ±583 · low precision 8.0% ±6.1 pp · low precision 7.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 293 ±273 · low precision 3.1% ±2.9 pp · low precision 3.9% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 127 ±123 · low precision 1.3% ±1.3 pp · low precision 2.0% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 22 ±37 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.8% 0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

9.2% of Bridge City residents (±2.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 96.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure Bridge City Texas U.S. Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 9.2% ±2.8 pp 17.1% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 96.9% ±2.5 pp 91.4% 91.0% Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 5.9% ±2.6 pp 6.2% 6.2% Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Bridge City . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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