2024 population: 398,733 ( 1,138 from 2020)
Land area: 2101.1 square miles
Population density: 189.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	206,285	51.74%	3.9%
Black:	95,259	23.89%	0.2%
Indian:	1,422	0.36%	2.8%
Asian:	11,889	2.98%	3.7%
2+ races:	6,041	1.52%	11.8%
Hispanic:	77,837	19.52%	11.9%

Total non-White:	192,448	48.26%	5.2%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	21,009	13.2
Deaths:	19,949	12.5
Net Migration:	-4,196	-2.6
Net Immigration:	4,265	2.7

Change in White population:	-8,393	-2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	9,531	2.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
397,595
214,678	53.99%
95,091	23.92%
1,383	0.35%
11,468	2.88%
5,403	1.36%
69,572	17.50%
182,917	46.01%

2010
403,190
239,311	59.35%
97,494	24.18%
1,346	0.33%
9,762	2.42%
4,478	1.11%
50,452	12.51%
163,879	40.65%

2000
400,162
257,657	64.39%
97,972	24.48%
1,256	0.31%
8,131	2.03%
3,515	0.88%
31,403	7.85%
142,505	35.61%

1990
374,795
265,382	70.81%
87,276	23.29%
1,043	0.28%
5,993	1.60%
n/a
15,101	4.03%
109,413	29.19%

1980
388,751
287,651	73.99%
84,206	21.66%
539	0.14%
3,303	0.85%
n/a
12,813	3.30%
101,100	26.01%

1970
357,596
270,192	75.56%
72,959	20.40%
236	0.07%
263	0.07%
n/a
13,649	3.82%
87,404	24.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
49,027	12.2
36,786	9.1
-13,755	-3.4
5,360	1.3

-24,633	-6.1
19,038	4.7

Number	Rate
2000's
49,104	12.3
37,661	9.4
-22,236	-5.6
4,807	1.2

-18,346	-4.6
21,374	5.3

Number	Rate
1990's
56,766	15.1
38,499	10.3
-7,026	-1.9
5,297	1.4

-7,725	-2.1
33,092	8.8

Number	Rate
1980's
63,746	16.4
34,996	9.0
-40,388	-10.4
n/a

-22,269	-5.7
8,313	2.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-4,150	-1.2
n/a

17,459	4.9
13,696	3.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.4
97,133	24.4%
301,600	75.6%
61,071	15.3%

145,312
2.61

97,847	67.3%
68,931	70.4%
12,748	13.0%
47,465	32.7%

2010
Number	Percent
37.0
98,368	24.4%
304,822	75.6%
53,199	13.2%

150,410
2.56

103,510	68.8%
72,204	69.8%
12,659	12.2%
46,900	31.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
105,635	26.4%
294,527	73.6%
53,094	13.3%

148,128
2.59

106,174	71.7%
79,104	74.5%
12,717	12.0%
41,954	28.3%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
104,166	27.8%
270,629	72.2%
48,802	13.0%

139,093
2.66

103,227	74.2%
82,104	79.5%
9,730	9.4%
35,866	25.8%

1980
Number	Percent
29.6
116,201	29.9%
272,550	70.1%
40,209	10.3%

136,108
2.82

106,085	77.9%
90,134	85.0%
7,868	7.4%
30,023	22.1%

2022 Housing Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	9,295	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,150	4.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,890	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,672	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,210	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,035	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,099	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,224	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,279	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,812	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	13,360	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,578	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,511	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	9,729	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,447	7.9%
$200,000 or more	10,021	6.9%

Median Household Income	62,285
Per Capita Income	32,165

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,163	4.9%
Public Assistance	2,326	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22,982	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	131,114	64.0%
Unemployed	7,329	3.6%
In Armed Forces	362	0.2%

Total Labor Force	138,805	67.8%
Not in Labor Force	66,044	32.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	71,519	52,062	57.9%
Non-Profit	2,279	4,634	33.0%
Self-Employed	7,769	5,016	60.8%

Local Government	4,869	7,137	40.6%
State Government	3,122	5,467	36.3%
Federal Government	1,337	1,306	50.6%

Total Private + Self	79,288	57,078	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,607	18,544	38.5%
Total	90,895	75,622	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	14.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	18,708	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	35,225	21.1%
Professional, Technical	33,425	20.1%
Service Occupations	30,497	18.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	404	0.2%
All others	48,829	29.3%

White Collar		52.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	22,178	13.3%
Health care and social assistance	21,128	12.7%
Construction	20,217	12.1%
Retail trade	19,702	11.8%
Educational services	14,733	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	13,022	7.8%
Other services	8,023	4.8%
Public administration	7,979	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,701	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	7,577	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7,340	4.4%
Finance and insurance	3,900	2.3%
Wholesale trade	3,803	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,526	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,715	1.0%
Utilities	1,504	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,427	0.9%
Information	1,090	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	899	0.5%
Management	220	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	55,056	13.89%
Puerto Rican	1,507	0.38%
Cuban	859	0.22%
Dominican	740	0.19%

Total Central American	5,847	1.48%
Costa Rican	68	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,778	0.45%
Honduran	1,654	0.42%
Nicaraguan	1,193	0.30%
Panamanian	63	0.02%
Salvadoran	973	0.25%
Other Central American	118	0.03%

Total South American	797	0.20%
Argentinean	19	0.00%
Bolivian	15	0.00%
Chilean	48	0.01%
Colombian	354	0.09%
Ecuadorian	74	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	110	0.03%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	177	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4,009	1.01%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4,711	1.19%
Indian	1,957	0.49%
Filipino	999	0.25%
Chinese	485	0.12%
Korean	348	0.09%
Cambodian	280	0.07%
Japanese	113	0.03%
Malaysian	107	0.03%
Bangladeshi	80	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	308,174	83.2%
Spanish	49,517	13.4%
Vietnamese	3,892	1.1%
Other Indo-European	2,844	0.8%
Other Asian	1,417	0.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,374	0.4%
Tagalog	753	0.2%
German, other Germanic	588	0.2%
Other	414	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	30,607	7.7%
Irish	27,948	7.1%
French	27,277	6.9%
English	24,126	6.1%
American	16,596	4.2%
Italian	10,014	2.5%
French Canadian	4,723	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	4,340	1.1%
European	3,970	1.0%
Cajun	3,927	1.0%
Scottish	3,713	0.9%
Dutch	2,904	0.7%
Polish	2,042	0.5%
African	1,620	0.4%
Welsh	1,478	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	374,411	94.5%
Not a citizen	21,868	5.5%

Native	361,663	91.3%
Foreign-born	34,616	8.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
15,055	5.7%	21,194	8.0%	89,017	33.6%	89,086	33.6%	36,226	13.7%	14,421	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	15,055	5.7%
9-12 Years	21,194	8.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	89,017	33.6%
Some College	89,086	33.6%
Bach. Degree	36,226	13.7%
Grad Degree	14,421	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	339,878	314,480	25,398	7.5%
1991	358,696	332,190	26,506	7.4%
1992	368,986	334,580	34,406	9.3%
1993	371,754	329,328	42,426	11.4%
1994	366,168	328,312	37,856	10.3%
1995	365,968	329,480	36,488	10.0%
1996	361,418	327,810	33,608	9.3%
1997	363,846	334,628	29,218	8.0%
1998	365,110	337,692	27,418	7.5%
1999	365,734	333,748	31,986	8.7%

2000	354,186	330,988	23,198	6.5%
2001	350,756	325,582	25,174	7.2%
2002	355,022	326,960	28,062	7.9%
2003	360,354	329,066	31,288	8.7%
2004	354,356	325,300	29,056	8.2%
2005	355,610	327,988	27,622	7.8%
2006	356,830	335,556	21,274	6.0%
2007	357,254	338,146	19,108	5.3%
2008	362,688	339,506	23,182	6.4%
2009	369,114	334,320	34,794	9.4%

2010	355,578	315,578	40,000	11.2%
2011	362,116	320,482	41,634	11.5%
2012	355,798	318,512	37,286	10.5%
2013	348,510	312,136	36,374	10.4%
2014	346,504	318,692	27,812	8.0%
2015	340,476	317,568	22,908	6.7%
2016	340,168	316,988	23,180	6.8%
2017	340,118	315,856	24,262	7.1%
2018	338,198	317,614	20,584	6.1%
2019	335,824	317,374	18,450	5.5%

2020	333,276	296,062	37,214	11.2%
2021	324,132	294,052	30,080	9.3%
2022	321,908	302,778	19,130	5.9%
2023	328,112	308,870	19,242	5.9%
2024	365,768	346,022	19,746	5.4%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	170,491
Median Value	$155,250

Occupied	145,312	85.2%
Vacant	25,179	14.8%

Owned	98,203	67.6%
Rented	47,109	32.4%
Median Rent	$990

Single-Family Units	122,779	72.0%
Detached	119,772	70.3%
Attached	3,007	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,089	13.5%
Mobile Homes	16,093	9.4%

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area