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Population (year 2000): 15,733. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,006 (-4.6% change)
Males: 7,560 (48.1%), Females: 8,173 (51.9%)
Jefferson County
Zip code:
77619
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $42,692 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,000 (year 2000)
Races in Groves:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.2%)
- Hispanic (7.8%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Vietnamese (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: French (18.2%), Irish (11.2%),
German (10.0%), United States (9.4%), English (8.6%), French
Canadian (6.3%).
Land area: 5.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Groves
- High school or higher: 84.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Groves city
- Never married: 17.7%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.5% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.5%
Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -859 (-5.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Groves:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL (5500 39TH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Groves:
- CHRISTUS ST MARY HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PORT
ARTHUR, TX)
- PARK PLACE MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; PORT
ARTHUR, TX)
- MID-JEFFERSON HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; NEDERLAND,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Groves:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 7 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 50 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 57 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Groves:
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 12 miles; ORANGE, TX; ID: ORG)
- BEAUMONT MUNI (about 22 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; ID:
BMT)
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 36 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE,
TX; ID: 45R)
Amtrak station near Groves:
- 17 miles: BEAUMONT (2555 W. CEDAR ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Groves:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 15 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 87 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 88 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 88 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 94 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
Public primary/middle schools in Groves:
- GROVES MIDDLE (Students: 549; Location: 5201
WILSON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GROVES EL (Students: 379; Location: 3901
CLEVELAND AVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- VAN BUREN EL (Students: 320; Location: 6400
VAN BUREN; Grades: KG - 03)
- PRE SCHOOL CTR (Students: 118; Location: 5840
W JEFFERSON; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Groves:
- TRIANGLE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST (Students: 6;
Location: 2701 W. PARKWAY-DRAWER H; Grades: 1 - 8)
Library in Groves:
- GROVES PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$191,702; Location: 5600 W WASHINGTON ST; 41,660 books;
810 audio materials; 1,325 video materials; 42 serial
subscriptions)
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