Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area

The Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical area is a three-county region in Southeast Texas. The metropolitan area shares borders with the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area to the west and the Lake Charles metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana to the east. The area is also known as the Golden Triangle. The "golden" refers to the wealth that came from the Spindletop oil strike near Beaumont in 1901, and "triangle" refers to the area between the cities of Beaumont, Port Arthur, and Orange.
According to the United States [2000 Census|2000 census], it had a population of 385,090. Newton County was added to the metropolitan area in the February, 2013 delineation ; the addition of which increased the 2010 population by 14,445. At the 2020 [United States census|2020 census], the metropolitan area's population increased to 397,565, becoming the 139th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S.

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Beaumont

Places with more than 50,000 inhabitants

Port Arthur

Places with 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

Bevil Oaks
Bridge City
Central Gardens
China
Kountze
Mauriceville
Nome
Pine Forest
Pinehurst, [Orange County, Texas|Pinehurst]
Pinewood Estates
Rose City
Rose Hill [Acres, Texas|Rose Hill Acres]
Silsbee
Sour Lake
Taylor Landing
Orange, Texas|West Orange]

Unincorporated places

Demographics

In 2000, the metropolitan area's population was 385,090. According to the 2020 U.S. census, there were 397,565 people, 150,085 households, 101,240 families, and 169,646 housing units within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 56.31% White, 23.86% African American, 2.09% Native American, 2.88% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 8.09% from other races, and 2.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.51% of the population.