Beaumont

Population: 113,710
Median household income: $57,530
Median home value: $158,800

Beaumont, a community in Jefferson County, Texas, has 113,710 residents. At $57,530, its median household income sits below Jefferson County's $59,934.

From 2019 to 2023, Beaumont's population declined 3.8% from 118,151 to 113,710, while its median home value rose 39.8% from $113,600 to $158,800.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 44.7% of the population. 86.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 113,710
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,530
Median home value: $158,800
Median gross rent: $1,072
Housing units: 52,442
Homeownership rate: 54.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

118,151113,710

Median household income

$50,632$57,530

Median home value

$113,600$158,800

Median gross rent

$868$1,072

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	118,151	$50,632	$113,600	$868
2020	117,321	$48,168	$123,700	$868
2021	115,013	$49,765	$130,300	$906
2022	114,573	$53,745	$150,400	$992
2023	113,710	$57,530	$158,800	$1,072

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.5%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	7,729	6.8%
5 to 17	21,132	18.6%
18 to 24	11,333	10.0%
25 to 34	16,258	14.3%
35 to 44	14,620	12.9%
45 to 54	11,633	10.2%
55 to 64	13,240	11.6%
65 to 74	10,793	9.5%
75 and over	6,972	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	32,158	28.3%
Black or African American	50,774	44.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	43	0.0%
Asian	3,958	3.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	24	0.0%
Some other race	283	0.2%
Two or more races	2,862	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,608	20.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree17.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,812	13.3%
High school graduate	22,588	30.7%
Some college or associate's	22,617	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	12,685	17.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5,814	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	42,820	86.5%
Carpooled	3,028	6.1%
Public transit	151	0.3%
Walked	673	1.4%
Bicycle	110	0.2%
Worked from home	2,037	4.1%
Other means	712	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,940	31.5%
15 to 29 min	22,419	47.2%
30 to 44 min	6,675	14.1%
45 to 59 min	1,327	2.8%
60+ min	2,133	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 19.8% (22,070 of 111,249)

	Count	Share
Family households	28,091	62.5%
Nonfamily households	16,824	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	44,915	85.6%
Vacant	7,527	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,360	54.2%
Renter-occupied	20,555	45.8%

1-unit, detached65.9%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units14.6%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	34,564	65.9%
1-unit, attached	1,908	3.6%
2 to 4 units	3,407	6.5%
5 to 19 units	7,636	14.6%
20 or more units	3,692	7.0%
Mobile home & other	1,235	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4807000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 82 sq mi
Water area: 2.8 sq mi
Center point: 30.0849, -94.1453