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Jefferson County (Outside Beaumont City)--Port Arthur City PUMA, TX

139,527 Population
800.6 square miles 174.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,741 ±$2,117 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$59,684 ±$5,218 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

21.5% ±3.6% (27,236  ±4,560) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.8 minutes ±0.7 (1,123,295  ±49,386) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

49,917 ±2,174 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.6 ±0.1 (127,300  ±438) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,898,096
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

6.4% ±2.7% (1,691  ±733) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

58,950 ±2,093 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$173,800 ±$14,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.5% ±2.4% (15,792  ±3,238) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

84% ±4.7% (79,641  ±4,897.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
14.9% ±2.2% (14,145  ±2,088.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

25.4% ±1.3% (33,231  ±1,652) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 34.9% 9,660,360 (±0.1% / ±36,032.6)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

14.7% ±2.4% (20,471  ±3,298) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.9% 5,455,292
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.8% ±1% (6,148  ±1,051) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,148 Total veterans ±1,051 5,277 Male ±927 871 Female ±595

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