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 2000 census, it had a population of 385,090 (though the 2010 census placed the population at 388,745). Newton County was added to the metropolitan area in the February, 2013 delineation (OMB Bulletin 13–01); the addition of which increased the 2010 population by 14,445. At the 2020 census, the metropolitan area's population increased to 397,565, becoming the 139th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S.

Counties CountySeat2025 estimate2020 CensusChangeAreaDensityJeffersonBeaumontOrangeOrangeHardinKountzeTotal

Communities The following are cities, towns, and villages categorized based on the United States Census Bureau 2025 population estimates. No population estimates are released for census-designated places (CDPs), which are marked with an asterisk (*). These places are categorized based on their 2020 Census population.

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants Beaumont (Principal city) (112,967)

Places with 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants Port Arthur (Principal city) (55,804)

Places with 10,000 to 49,999 inhabitants Orange (19,419) Nederland (18,108) Groves (16,907) Lumberton (14,123) Port Neches (13,768)

Places with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants

Bridge City (9,645) Vidor (9,597) Silsbee (6,613) Central Gardens* (4,373) West Orange (3,391) Mauriceville* (2,983) Fannett* (2,363) Pinehurst (2,206) Kountze (2,127) Little Cypress* (1,968) Sour Lake (1,841) Pinewood Estates* (1,641) China (1,343) Forest Heights* (1,329) Wildwood* (partial) (1,121) Beauxart Gardens* (1,064) Bevil Oaks (1,042) Hamshire* (962) Pine Forest (504) Nome (472) Rose City (344) Rose Hill Acres (329) Taylor Landing (285)

Unincorporated places

Batson Honey Island LaBelle Orangefield Saratoga Thicket Village Mills Votaw

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 (non-Hispanic White 52.3%), 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.

Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area

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