Beaumont is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seat of government of Jefferson County, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area, located in Southeast Texas on the Neches River about 85 miles (137 km) east of Houston (city center to city center). With a population of 115,282 at the 2020 census, Beaumont is the largest incorporated municipality by population near the Louisiana border. Its metropolitan area was the 10th largest in Texas in 2020, and 130th in the United States.
The city of Beaumont was founded in 1838. The pioneer settlement had an economy based on the development of lumber, farming, and port industries. In 1892, Joseph Eloi Broussard opened the first commercially successful rice mill in Texas,...
| Ethnicity | Beaumont | USA |
|---|---|---|
| White | 31% | 60.1% |
| African American | 44.8% | 12.2% |
| American Indian | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Asian | 3.6% | 5.6% |
| Hawaiian | 0% | 0.2% |
| Multiracial | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| Hispanic | 18.9% | 18.2% |
| Other | 0% | 0.3% |
| HOUSEHOLD INCOME | Beaumont | USA |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $10,000 | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 11.7% | 8.5% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 9.7% | 8.6% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 15% | 12.0% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 18.6% | 17.2% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 11% | 12.8% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 9.9% | 15.6% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 4.2% | 7.1% |
| Education | Beaumont | USA |
|---|---|---|
| < 9th Grade | 8% | 5.0% |
| 9-12th Grade | 7% | 7.0% |
| High School or GED | 30% | 27.0% |
| Other College | 23% | 20.0% |
| Associate's Degree | 7% | 9% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 16% | 20.0% |
| Master's Degree | 6% | 9.0% |
| Professional Degree | 2% | 2.0% |
| Doctorate Degree | 1% | 1.0% |