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Brazoria County

Population in July 2007: 72,186.
Males: 35,919  (49.8%)
Females: 36,267  (50.2%)
Median resident age:  31.3 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,000 (it was $42,351 in 2000)
Brazosport  $53,000
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $111,800 (it was $72,400 in 2000)
Brazosport  $111,800
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Brazosport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (76.4%)
  • Hispanic (30.2%)
  • Other race (12.3%)
  • Black (6.9%)
  • American Indian (6.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Brazosport: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 179.6 square miles.

Population density: 402 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Brazosport

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Brazosport CCD

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 61.5%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 5.3%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Texas:  13.9%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Brazosport:  1.3% ($952)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Brazosport satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Houston, TX (52.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Clute, TX (2.4 miles ), Freeport, TX (3.0 miles ), Oyster Creek, TX (3.3 miles ), Richwood, TX (5.1 miles ), Lake Jackson, TX (5.2 miles ), Quintana, TX (6.4 miles) , Surfside Beach, TX (6.9 miles ), Jones Creek, TX (7.2 miles ).

Latitude: 29.00 N, Longitude: 95.37 W


People in group quarters in Brazosport
  • 280 people in nursing homes
  • 43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 7 people in crews of maritime vessels
  • 3 people in military barracks, etc.
  • 3 people in military ships

Area code commonly used in this area: 979

Brazosport household income distribution Brazosport home values distribution



Most common industries for males:
  • Chemicals (23%)
  • Construction (22%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Public administration (3%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Engineers (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Carpenters (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Brazosport-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 59% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.2 miles away from the Brazosport place center .

On 4/11/1969, a category 3 tornado 23.5 miles away from the place center injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Brazosport:
  • BRAZOSPORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAKE JACKSON, TX)
  • ANGLETON-DANBURY MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; ANGLETON, TX)
  • SWEENY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SWEENY, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Brazosport:
  • BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 9 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
  • ELLINGTON FIELD (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: EFD)
  • WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 45 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Brazosport:
  • CAMERON (about 12 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: T34)
  • BAILES (about 12 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: 7R9)
  • FLYIN TIGER (about 18 miles; ANGLETON, TX; ID: 81D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Brazosport:
  • ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ALVIN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 42 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 44 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 48 miles; PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
  • HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
  • RICE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,158)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 51 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)

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Notable locations in Brazosport: Bastrop Marina (A), Stratton Ridge (B), Bridge Harbor Yacht Club Marina (C), Bryan Mound (D), Brazos Heritage Museum (E), Brazosport Museum of Natural Science (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Brazosport include: Evergreen Church (A), Saint Michaels Church (B), First Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Second Church (E), Shady Oaks Church (F), True Honor Church (G), West End Church (H), Willow Drive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Velasco Cemetery (1), Hoskins Cemetery (2), Hudgens Cemetery (3), Restwood Memorial Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Follet Lake (A), Fresh Water Lake (B), Dutch Lake (C), Swan Lake (D), Eagle Lake (E), Lost Lake (F), Nicks Lake (G), Stubblefield Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Oyster Creek (A), Bastrop Bayou (B), Salt Bayou (C), Little Slough (D), Ridge Slough (E), Brazos River (F), Jones Creek (G), Big Slough (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Brazosport include: Rueben Welch Park (1), Arrington Park (2), Austin Park (3), Riverside Park (4), Peach Point Wildlife Management Area (5), Lake Jackson Intermediate School Baseball Fields (6), Clute City Park (7), Lake Jackson Intermediate School Football Field (8), Hopper Stadium (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  51.5%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.2%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  13.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  5.7%
Whole state:  6.7%

Brazosport compared to Texas state average:
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Brazoria County Texas:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.61% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($50,420 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.61%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($288 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Harris County, TX  4.14% ($53,300 average AGI)
from Galveston County, TX  0.65% ($49,049)
from Fort Bend County, TX  0.51% ($53,705)


7.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,642 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.34%
Texas average:  7.44%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($528 average AGI)
Brazoria County:  0.07%
Texas average:  0.11%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Harris County, TX  2.63% ($42,309 average AGI)
to Galveston County, TX  0.62% ($45,088)
to Fort Bend County, TX  0.40% ($49,282)


Strongest AM radio stations in Brazosport:
  • KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
  • KBRZ (1460 AM; 1 kW; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: ALELUYA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KYST (920 AM; 5 kW; TEXAS CITY, TX; Owner: HISPANIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KTEK (1110 AM; daytime; 3 kW; ALVIN, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLAT (1010 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
  • KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
  • KKHT (1070 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: SOUTH TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KILT (610 AM; 5 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Brazosport:
  • K216BX (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
  • KYBJ (91.1 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION OF BRAZOSPORT, INC)
  • KLDE (107.5 FM; LAKE JACKSON, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K201FA (88.1 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
  • KRTS (92.1 FM; SEABROOK, TX; Owner: KRTS, INC.)
  • KJOJ-FM (103.3 FM; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
  • KOVE-FM (106.5 FM; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • KMJQ (102.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Brazosport:
  • K30DN (Channel 30; FREEPORT, TX; Owner: GERALD R. PROCTOR)
  • KAZH (Channel 57; BAYTOWN, TX; Owner: KAZH LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLTJ (Channel 22; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • KJIB-LP (Channel 5; CLEAR LAKE CITY, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
  • KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
  • KTMD (Channel 48; GALVESTON, TX; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF TEXAS PARTNERSHIP, LP)
  • KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
  • KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
  • KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
  • KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
  • KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
  • KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
  • KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
  • KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
  • KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
  • KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • KHMV-LP (Channel 28; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE GULF COAST, A CALIFORNIA LP)
  • KVIT-LP (Channel 28; VICTORIA, TX; Owner: CLUB COMMUNICATIONS)

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