People Facts Beaumont Texas
Population, 2003 estimate 112,434 22,118,509
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 -1.3% 6.1%
Population, 2000 113,866 20,851,820
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 -0.5% 22.8%
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 46.4% 71.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 45.8% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 0.2% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 2.5% 2.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 3.5% 11.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.5% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 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 Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,379,411 323,111,661
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,674,358 182,516,112
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $15,200 $9,430
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 181,992 22,698,848
Total number of firms, 1997 9,350 1,525,972
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 18.2% 23.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 22.5% 25.0%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 85 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 1,339.4 79.6
Counties Jefferson County