The Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Area is defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

 as a three-county region in Southeast Texas

Southeast Texas

Southeast Texas is a subregion of East Texas located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The subregion is geographically centered around the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown and Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan areas...

, east of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown

Greater Houston

Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown is a 10-county metropolitan area defined by the Office of Management and Budget. It is located along the Gulf Coast region in the U.S. state of Texas...

 metropolitan area. The area is also known as the Golden Triangle

Golden Triangle (Texas)

The Golden Triangle is an area of Southeast Texas between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike in Beaumont in 1901...

. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop

Spindletop

Spindletop is a salt dome oil field located in the southern portion of Beaumont, Texas in the United States. The Spindletop dome was derived from the Louann Salt evaporite layer of the Jurassic geologic period. On January 10, 1901, a well at Spindletop struck oil . The new oil field soon produced...

 oil strike near Beaumont in 1901, and "triangle" refers to the area among the cities of Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas

Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...

, Port Arthur

Port Arthur, Texas

-Demographics:As of the 2000 census, there were 57,755 people, 21,839 households, and 14,675 families residing in the city. The population density was 696.5 people per square mile . There were 24,713 housing units at an average density of 298.0 per square mile...

, and Orange

Orange, Texas

Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,643. It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...

. According to the 2000 Census, it has a population of 385,090 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 378,477).

Counties

• Hardin
• Jefferson
  Jefferson County, Texas
  Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Texas, United States. As of 2000, the population was 252,051. Its county seat is Beaumont, and it is named for the former U.S...
  
  
• Orange
  Orange County, Texas
  Orange County is one of 254 counties of the State of Texas and its county seat is the city of Orange, Texas. In the year 2000, the population of Orange County was about 85,000. Orange County is the county in the very southeastern corner of Texas, with a boundary with Louisiana and a seacoast on the...
  
  

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

• Orange
  Orange, Texas
  Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 18,643. It is the county seat of Orange County, and is the easternmost city in Texas. Located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, it is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...
  
  
• Nederland
  Nederland, Texas
  Nederland is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,547 at the 2010 census.The city is adjacent to the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur, which serves the nearby cities of Beaumont and Port Arthur. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur...
  
  
• Groves
  Groves, Texas
  Groves is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,733 at the 2000 census. A July 1, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 14,393. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Port Neches
  Port Neches, Texas
  Port Neches is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,601 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
  
  
• Vidor
  Vidor, Texas
  Vidor is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, six miles east of Beaumont. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and...
  
  

Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

• Bevil Oaks
  Bevil Oaks, Texas
  Bevil Oaks is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bevil Oaks is located at ....
  
  
• Bridge City
  Bridge City, Texas
  Bridge City is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,651 at the 2000 census. The town borders the Neches River and Cow Bayou. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Central Gardens
  Central Gardens, Texas
  Central Gardens is a community and census-designated place in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,106 at the 2000 census...
  
   (census-designated place
  Census-designated place
  A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
  
  )
• China
  China, Texas
  China is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Kountze
  Kountze, Texas
  Kountze is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,115 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hardin County. The city is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Lumberton
  Lumberton, Texas
  Lumberton is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,943 at the 2010 census. Lumberton is home of Village Creek State Park...
  
  
• Mauriceville
  Mauriceville, Texas
  Mauriceville is a census-designated place in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,743 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Nome
  Nome, Texas
  Nome is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is located 20 miles west of Beaumont at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90, State Highway 326 and Farm to Market Road 365. The population was 588 at the 2010 census...
  
  
• Pine Forest
  Pine Forest, Texas
  Pine Forest is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 632 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pine Forest is located at ....
  
  
• Pinehurst
  Pinehurst, Orange County, Texas
  Pinehurst is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,274 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Pinehurst is located at ....
  
  
• Pinewood Estates
  Pinewood Estates, Texas
  Pinewood Estates is a census-designated place in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,633 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   (census-designated place)
• Rose City
  Rose City, Texas
  Rose City is a city three miles east of Beaumont in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 519 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rose Hill Acres
  Rose Hill Acres, Texas
  Rose Hill Acres is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 480 at the 2000 census. The city is little more than two residential neighborhoods situated between Beaumont and Lumberton. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Silsbee
  Silsbee, Texas
  Silsbee is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 96 and State Highway 327. The population was 6,393 at the 2000 census...
  
  
• Sour Lake
  Sour Lake, Texas
  Sour Lake is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,813 at the 2010 census. It was originally named Sour Lake Springs, after the mineral-laden spring water that flowed into the nearby lake. The city is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical...
  
  
• Taylor Landing
  Taylor Landing, Texas
  Taylor Landing is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It had an estimated population of 212 in 2008.The city, formerly part of Port Arthur's extraterritorial jurisdiction, voted to incorporate in an election held on September 10, 2005...
  
  
• West Orange
  West Orange, Texas
  West Orange is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,111 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:West Orange is located at ....
  
  

Unincorporated places

• Batson
  Batson, Texas
  Batson is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 105 in southwestern Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Fannett
  Fannett, Texas
  Fannett is an unincorporated town in Jefferson County, Texas, United States, about 15 miles southwest of Beaumont. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is named after B. J. Fannett, a local landowner who opened a general store there in the 1890s...
  
  
• Forest Heights
  Forest Heights, Texas
  Forest Heights is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Texas, United States. It is located immediately east of State Highway 87 in northeastern Orange County, approximately five miles north of Little Cypress and eight miles north of Orange. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community...
  
  
• Hamshire
  Hamshire, Texas
  Hamshire is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hamshire, commonly referred to by some of its inhabitants as "Hamshire, America", is on State Highway 124 twenty miles southwest of...
  
  
• Honey Island
  Honey Island, Texas
  Honey Island is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The Kountze Independent School District serves area students. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Historical development:...
  
  
• LaBelle
  LaBelle, Texas
  LaBelle is an unincorporated community on Taylor Bayou and FM 365, ten miles south of Beaumont, in central Jefferson County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Little Cypress
  Little Cypress, Texas
  Little Cypress is a large community in the northern area of Orange, Texas. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
  
• Orangefield
  Orangefield, Texas
  Orangefield is an unincorporated town located in Orange County, in the Beaumont-Port Arthur metro area, about twelve miles east of Beaumont in Orange County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Saratoga
  Saratoga, Texas
  Saratoga is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is located thirty-eight miles northwest of Beaumont. The zip code is 77585.Saratoga is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  
• Thicket
  Thicket, Texas
  Thicket is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.The West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District serves area students....
  
  
• Village Mills
  Village Mills, Texas
  Village Mills is an unincorporated community in north central Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.The Warren Independent School District serves area students.-Historical development:...
  
  
• Votaw
  Votaw, Texas
  Votaw is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.The community was named for Clark M...
  
  
• Wildwood
  Wildwood, Texas
  Wildwood is an unincorporated community in north central Hardin County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area....
  
  

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 385,090 people, 142,327 households, 101,240 families, and 156,697 housing units within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.22% White, 24.80% African American, 2.09% Native American, 1.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.13% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.01% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $36,635, and the median income for a family was $43,111. Males had a median income of $37,595 versus $22,869 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,696.

See also

• List of Texas metropolitan areas
• United States metropolitan area
  United States metropolitan area
  In the United States a metropolitan statistical area is a geographical region with a relatively high population density at its core and close economic ties throughout the area. Such regions are not legally incorporated as a city or town would be, nor are they legal administrative divisions like...
  
  
• List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population