Action Plan-Population at Risk

Table of Contents

Identify and define the parameters of the population3

Census your population4

Describe the region4

Describe the hazards5

Assess the vulnerability of this population in this region with these hazards6

Resources7

References8

Action Plan-Population at Risk

Identify and define the parameters of the population

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont-Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 113,866 at the 2000 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the Gulf Coast. (Rienstra, 2009)

Lamar University is based in Beaumont. The city's daily newspaper is The Beaumont Enterprise, while The Examiner is published weekly.

Gulf States Utilities had its headquarters in Beaumont until its absorption by Entergy Corporation in 1993. GSU's Edison Plaza headquarters is still the tallest building in Beaumont (as of 2007). Since 1907, Beaumont has been home of the South Texas State Fair. In 2004, the venue for the Fair changed to Ford Park, a new, larger facility on the west end of Beaumont.

The Beaumont-Port Arthur region is cited as one of the most polluted cities in the United States due to various energy industries and chemical plants in the area. It has caused many residents to become sick and has generated debates through the media . Many environmental justice organizations have kept track of cities such as Beaumont-Port Arthur and others in Texas regarding similar pollution, its effect on mostly minority residents, and lax regulation.

Population in July 2008: 110,553. Population change since 2000: -2.9% Males: 52,566 

 (47.5%)

Females: 57,987 

 (52.5%)

Median resident age: 

 34.5 years

Texas median age: 

 32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,795 (it was $32,559 in 2000)

Beaumont: 

 $36,795

Texas: 

 $47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,392

Beaumont: 

 $21,392

Texas: 

 $23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $92,800 (it was $62,000 in 2000)

Beaumont: 

 $92,800

Texas: 

 $120,900

Source: (Rienstra, 2009)

Races in Beaumont

Black (45.8%)

White Non-Hispanic (42.7%)

Hispanic (7.9%)

Other race (3.5%)

Two or more races (1.5%)

Vietnamese (0.8%)

American Indian (0.6%)

Filipino (0.5%)

Asian Indian (0.5%)

Census your population

As of the census of 2000, there were 113,866 people, 44,361 households, and 29,100 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,339.4 people per square mile (517.2/km²). There were 48,815 housing units at an average density of 574.2/sq mi (221.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 46.39% Caucasian, 45.85% African American, 0.24% Native American, 2.48% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.55% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.93% of the population. (www.census.gov)

There were 44,361 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 18.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and ...