East Bernard, Texas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,729
Males: 864 (50.0%), Females: 865 (50.0%)
Wharton County
Zip code: 77435
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $35,500
Median house value: $59,600
Population by Race
Races in East Bernard:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.5%)
- Hispanic (27.1%)
- Other race (13.6%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Czech (33.0%), German (12.3%), Irish (11.1%), United States (10.4%), English (5.0%), Polish (3.6%).
Elevation: 123 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in East Bernard
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 2.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in East Bernard CDP
- Never married: 24.8%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.2%
- Divorced: 12.4%
1.4% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near East Bernard:
- GULF COAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles; WHARTON, TX)
- RICE MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX)
- POLLY RYON HOSP AUTHORITY (about 23 miles; RICHMOND, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Bernard:
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 52 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON, TX; Abbreviation: LBX)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 56 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: HOU)
- GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL ARPT/HOUSTON (about 59 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: IAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Bernard:
- WARD AIRPARK (about 10 miles; BEASLEY, TX; Abbreviation: 5T0)
- HAPPY LANDINGS (about 14 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Abbreviation: 2H5)
- EAGLE LAKE (about 19 miles; EAGLE LAKE, TX; Abbreviation: ELA)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Bernard:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 16 miles; WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- PRAIRIE VIEW A & M UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; PRAIRIE VIEW, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,823)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,273)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,158)
- HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 21,140)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 49 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,595)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 50 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,541)
Schools
Public high school in East Bernard:
- EAST BERNARD H S (Students: 280; Location: 727 FITZGERALD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in East Bernard:
- EAST BERNARD EL (Students: 341; Location: 727 FITZGERALD ST; Grades: PK – 04)
- EAST BERNARD J H (Students: 264; Location: 727 FITZGERALD ST; Grades: 05 – 08)