Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:15 am – 8:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 12 min7:08 am – 5:21 pm
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People30,393 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.713,342 householdsMedian household income $73,185Median home value $244,800Median rent $1,195 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,411 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 13,549 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 9%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 18 minutes86% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 6%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 93°F, lows 75°FColdest month January: highs 63°F, lows 43°F65 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month SeptemberSnow is rare95 days above 90°F, 9 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Beaumont City station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksHarbor Islandisland · 5.0 miCooks Lakelake · 5.3 miLamar Institute of Technologycollege · 6.4 miLake Bayoulake · 5.5 miLamar Universitycollege · 6.7 miGoat Islandisland · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRogers Parkrecreation area · under a mileWuthering Heights Parkpark · 1.5 miVillage Creek State Parkstate park · 8.9 mi · 2,472 acresLower Neches Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.7 mi · 3,481 acresBig Thicket National Preservenational conservation area · 17.2 mi · 108,722 acresMcfaddin National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 23.6 mi · 59,859 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Oct 198347 mi away, near Sulphur, LouisianaMost recent: magnitude 3.8 on 16 Oct 198347 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighJefferson County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Very HighHurricane Very HighTornado Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality48% of days had good air in 2025175 of 365 days measured187 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 51, worst day 160main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Jefferson County monitors, TX
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCity of Beaumont Water Utility Deptserves 115,282 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation23 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCHRISTUS Southeast Saint Elizabeth Hospital2.3 miPost officeTobe Hahn Post Office1.1 miTown hallBeaumont City Hall4.5 miPoliceBeaumont Police Department4.5 miFire stationBeaumont Fire and Rescue Station 91.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryRegina - Howell Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleMarshall Middle Schoolunder a mileElementarySallie Curtis Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLamar Institute of Technology6.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJack Brooks Regional Airport BPT14 miMajor airportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH71 miInterstateI-102.0 miUS highwayUS 691.8 miAmtrakBeaumont, TX BMT2.9 miCoachBeaumontFlixBus3.0 miTransit8 stops within a mileBeaumont Municipal Transit (BMT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 77706 ZIP area.
