COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hackberry vs Bridge City
PLACE A
Hackberry, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Bridge City, Louisiana
Hackberry is 60% smaller than Bridge City. Hackberry earns more, with a median household income $52,738 higher. Hackberry has grown faster since 2000 (207% vs -6%).
HACKBERRYBRIDGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population2,9547,297−60% vs Bridge City
Population density4,3511,746+2,605
Population growth207.1%-6.3%+213.4 pts
Median age37.632.9+4.7
Male48.1%51.7%−3.7 pts
Female51.9%48.3%+3.7 pts
Foreign-born34.6%21.5%+13.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.1%24.4%+5.7 pts
Black24.5%34.9%−10.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.2%35.9%−14.7 pts
Asian19.9%0.6%+19.3 pts
Other4.3%4.2%+0.1 pts
Median household income$109,769$57,031+$52,738
Per capita income$42,850$23,190+$19,660
Poverty rate10.9%24.1%−13.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3160.405−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.9%7.7%+35.1 pts
Graduate degree19.0%2.3%+16.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%13.3%−8.4 pts
Labor force participation78.5%62.7%+15.8 pts
Median home value$416,600$95,700+$320,900
Median gross rent$2,208$1,281+$927
Owner-occupied81.1%58.4%+22.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%15.0%−13.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%46.7%−6.4 pts
Average commute32.923.6+9.3
Worked from home27.3%7.9%+19.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured14.4%20.3%−5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024