COMPARING TWO PLACES
Groves vs Bridge City
PLACE A
Groves, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bridge City, Louisiana
Groves is 132% larger than Bridge City. Groves earns more, with a median household income $16,679 higher. Groves has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -6%).
GROVESBRIDGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population16,9077,297+132% vs Bridge City
Population density3,2431,746+1,498
Population growth7.4%-6.3%+13.7 pts
Median age38.932.9+6.0
Male49.5%51.7%−2.2 pts
Female50.5%48.3%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born14.1%21.5%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.4%24.4%+31.0 pts
Black5.6%34.9%−29.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.6%35.9%−6.3 pts
Asian7.3%0.6%+6.7 pts
Other2.2%4.2%−2.0 pts
Median household income$73,710$57,031+$16,679
Per capita income$34,597$23,190+$11,407
Poverty rate8.0%24.1%−16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.405Even
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%7.7%+7.2 pts
Graduate degree5.0%2.3%+2.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%13.3%−9.2 pts
Labor force participation63.9%62.7%+1.1 pts
Median home value$163,600$95,700+$67,900
Median gross rent$1,286$1,281+$5
Owner-occupied77.9%58.4%+19.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%15.0%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.0%46.7%−9.7 pts
Average commute20.823.6−2.8
Worked from home2.8%7.9%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.6%2.1%−1.5 pts
Uninsured17.5%20.3%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024