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Population (year 2000): 113,866. Estimated
population in July 2005: 111,799 (-1.8% change)
Males: 54,142 (47.5%), Females: 59,724 (52.5%)
Jefferson County
Zip codes:
77701,
77702,
77703,
77705,
77706,
77707,
77708,
77713.
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $32,559 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,500 (year 2000)
Races in Beaumont:
- Black (45.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (42.7%)
- Hispanic (7.9%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Filipino (0.5%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: English (6.1%), German (6.0%), Irish
(5.8%), United States (4.7%), French (4.3%), Italian (2.7%).
Land area: 85.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Beaumont
- High school or higher: 80.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Beaumont city
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 49.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 12.5%
5.7% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 1.6%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -521 (-0.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Beaumont:
- CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (2830 CALDER
AVENUE)
- DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (2830 CALDER AVENUE
4TH FLOOR)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (3340
PLAZA 10 BOULEVARD)
- MEMORIAL HERMANN BAPTIST HOSPITAL (3576
COLLEGE STREET AT 11TH STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Beaumont:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 12 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 63 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 70 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beaumont:
- BEAUMONT MUNI (about 6 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; ID: BMT)
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 20 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE,
TX; ID: 45R)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 23 miles; ORANGE, TX; ID: ORG)
Amtrak station:
BEAUMONT (2555 W. CEDAR ST.). Services: partially wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Beaumont:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (Full-time
enrollment: 8,888; Location: 4400 MLK; Public; Website:
www.lamar.edu; Offers Doctor's degree)
- DELTA CAREER INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 72;
Location: 1310 PENNSYLVANIA AVE; Private, for-profit)
- CRAWFORDS BARBERING ACADEMY (Location: 3530
MAGNOLIA; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Beaumont:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 75 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 77 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 77 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 83 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN (about 89 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 6,236)
Public high schools in Beaumont:
- WEST BROOK SR H S (Students: 2,398; Location:
8750 PHELAN BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OZEN H S (Students: 1,699; Location: 3443
FANNETT RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL SENIOR H S (Students: 1,302;
Location: 88 JAGUAR DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PAUL A BROWN ALTERNATIVE CENTER (Students:
178; Location: 1900 POPE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY (BEAUMONT) (Students:
151; Location: 1310 PENNSYLVANIA AVE STE C; Grades: 09 -
12)
- O C TAYLOR CTR (Location: 2300 N; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high schools in Beaumont:
- ST ANNE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 667;
Location: 375 NORTH ELEVENTH ST; Grades: 9 - 12)
- CATHEDRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 621;
Location: 2350 EASTEX FWY; Grades: PK - 12)
- MONSIGNOR KELLY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 560;
Location: 5950 KELLY DRIVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
- LIVING WATERS CHRISTIAM ACADEM (Students:
134; Location: PO BOX 7820; Grades: 1 - 12)
- CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 40;
Location: 8001 OLD VOTH RD.; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Beaumont:
- VINCENT MIDDLE (Students: 935; Location: 350
ELDRIDGE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL (Students: 886;
Location: 4301 HIGHLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GUESS EL (Students: 852; Location: 8055 VOTH
RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ODOM MIDDLE (Students: 840; Location: 2550 W
VIRGINIA AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARSHALL MIDDLE (Students: 821; Location:
6455 GLADYS; Grades: 06 - 08)
- REGINA HOWELL EL (Students: 736; Location:
5850 REGINA; Grades: PK - 05)
- DISHMAN EL (Students: 725; Location: 3475
CHAMPION DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- CALDWOOD EL (Students: 680; Location: 102
BERKSHIRE LN; Grades: PK - 05)
- AUSTIN MIDDLE (Students: 631; Location: 3410
AUSTIN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MARTIN EL (Students: 586; Location: 3500 PINE
ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Beaumont:
- ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: PO BOX 7188; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANTHONY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL (Students: 283;
Location: 850 FORSYTHE; Grades: PK - 8)
- OUR MOTHER OF MERCY CATHOLIC S (Students:
159; Location: 3360 SARAH STREET; Grades: KG - 5)
- CHRISTIAN HERITAGE ACADEMY (Students: 114;
Location: 3810 N MAJOR DR; Grades: KG - 6)
Libraries in Beaumont:
- BEAUMONT PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $2,193,748; Location: 801 PEARL ST; 316,508
books; 6,595 audio materials; 6,250 video materials; 547
serial subscriptions)
- JEFFERSON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$234,655; Location: 7933 VITERBO RD STE 7; 38,076 books;
2,087 audio materials; 2,610 video materials; 97 serial
subscriptions)
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