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Population (year 2000): 2,269
Males: 1,060 (46.7%), Females: 1,209 (53.3%)
Jasper County
Zip code:
77612
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $29,611 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,800 (year 2000)
Races in Buna:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.5%)
- Black (11.4%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (25.7%), German
(6.8%), English (6.5%), Irish (6.2%), French (4.8%), Italian
(3.0%).
Elevation: 75 feet
Land area: 5.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buna
- High school or higher: 77.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buna CDP
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 55.4%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Hospitals/medical centers near Buna:
- CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (about 27 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX)
- MEMORIAL HERMANN BAPTIST HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buna:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 34 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 57 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 60 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buna:
- KIRBYVILLE (about 15 miles; KIRBYVILLE, TX; ID: T12)
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 21 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE,
TX; ID: 45R)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 29 miles; ORANGE, TX; ID: ORG)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buna:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 32 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 83 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 94 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 98 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
Public high school in Buna:
- BUNA H S (Students: 448; Location: HWY 62 &
253; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Buna:
- BUNA EL (Students: 795; Location: HWY 62 &
253; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUNA J H (Students: 346; Location: HWY 62 &
253; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Buna:
- BUNA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$14,054; Location: HIGHWAY 62 S; 26,555 books; 367 audio
materials; 1,097 video materials; 29 serial
subscriptions)
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