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Texas (TX)Beaumont-Port Arthur409

Jefferson County, TX

Beaumont-Port Arthur metro * 252.9K residents

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252.9K

Population

$60K

Median income

per household

$169.5K

Home value

19.5%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $60K.
  • Median home value: $169.5K.
  • Poverty rate: 19.5% (high poverty; top quartile vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

0 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$60K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$169.5K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

19.5%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

52.5%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

26.7%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

22.3%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

2.8×

Within typical 3-5x range

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

Income distribution
Income bracketShare of households
< $50k42.0%
$50–100k28.3%
$100–200k23.1%
$200k+6.6%
< $50k
42.0%
$50–100k
28.3%
$100–200k
23.1%
$200k+
6.6%

Housing tenure

Owner-occupied vs renter-occupied housing (ACS).

Housing tenure
TenurePercent
Owners62.5%
Renters37.5%
62.5%
Owners
Owners
62.5%
Renters
37.5%
See Beaumont-Port Arthur metro economy→See TX state economy→

Health

0 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

41.3%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

15.6%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

16.1%

U.S.

12.8%

See Beaumont-Port Arthur metro health data→See TX state health data→

Connectivity

3 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

100+ Mbps coverage

98.3%

U.S.

89.6%

Gigabit ready

51.8%

U.S.

46.1%

5G available

85.0%

U.S.

77.4%

See Beaumont-Port Arthur metro connectivity→See TX state connectivity→

Map

Jefferson County, TX

Population

252.9K

Area

876.7 sq mi

Density

288.4/sq mi

Neighbors

Cameron Parish, LAChambers County, TXHardin County, TXLiberty County, TXOrange County, TX

National Percentile Rankings

How this county compares to other counties nationwide.

Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2026-02
Broadband
2024-06-arcgis
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-04-26

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC Broadband Data Collection (fixed broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.

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