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Population (year 2000): 2,330. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,386 (+2.4% change)
Males: 1,247 (53.5%), Females: 1,083 (46.5%)
Galveston County
Zip code:
77565
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $51,620 (year 2000)
Median house value: $126,100 (year 2000)
Races in Kemah:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.0%)
- Hispanic (24.8%)
- Other race (15.8%)
- Black (3.8%)
- Vietnamese (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (10.0%),
English (8.1%), United States (7.3%), Italian (5.2%), French
(3.9%).
Elevation: 12 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kemah
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kemah city
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 4.0%
- Divorced: 15.6%
16.7% Foreign born (13.2% Latin America, 2.5%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,175
(+101.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Kemah:
- DEVEREUX TEXAS TREATMENT NETWORK (about 6 miles;
LEAGUE CITY, TX)
- CHRISTUS ST JOHN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; NASSAU
BAY, TX)
- CLEAR LAKE REG MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
WEBSTER, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kemah:
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 10 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 19 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 37
miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kemah:
- BAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY (about 7 miles; LEAGUE CITY, TX;
ID: T95)
- LA PORTE MUNI (about 10 miles; LA PORTE, TX; ID:
T41)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 15 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: LVJ)
Amtrak stations near Kemah:
- 13 miles: LAMARQUE (725 OAK) - Bus Station
- 18 miles: SOUTH HOUSTON (1546 COLLEGE) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kemah:
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 6 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 12 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 15 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 23 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 28
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public primary/middle school in Kemah:
- LAVACE STEWART EL (Students: 559; Location:
330 HWY 2094; Grades: PK - 05)
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