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Beaumont Demographics and Statistics

According to recent United States Census Bureau reports, Beaumont has changed in population in recent years. The population is composed of people of many different heritages. Statistics and demographics present some very interesting findings. It is filled with heritage, culture and people from all walks of life.

Beaumont, TX

People QuickFacts Beaumont Texas
Population, 2006 estimate 109,856 23,507,783
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -3.4% 12.7%
Population, 2000 113,866 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 27.1% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.4% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.5% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 46.4% 71.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 45.8% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.5% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 7.9% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 54.0% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.7% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 11.0% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 80.6% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.5% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.1 25.4
 
Housing units, 2000 48,815 8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000 59.9% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $62,500 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 44,361 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 2.50 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $32,559 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $18,632 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.6% 15.4%
Business QuickFacts Beaumont Texas
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,634,834 397,405,111
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 1,806,134 228,694,755
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $16,047 $10,528
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 222,477 29,914,774
Total number of firms, 2002 9,118 1,734,509
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 17.5% 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 4.7% 4.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 6.0% 18.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 23.1% 27.0%
 
Geography QuickFacts Beaumont Texas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 85 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,339.4 79.6
FIPS Code 07000 48
  Counties Jefferson County