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Jefferson County, Texas
Jefferson County covers 877 square miles of Southeast Texas with about 253,900 residents in Beaumont and Port Arthur. This is the Golden Triangle: refining and petrochemicals on a scale that dominates both the tax base and the industrial land market. Repeated hurricane and flood events have made elevation and flood-zone status the first question on almost any parcel here. Median home value is $169,500 against median household income of $60,000.
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Jefferson County at a glance
- 253,900Population (2025)
- BeaumontCounty seat
- 877 sq miLand area
- 290 / sq miDensity
- $60,000Median household income
- $169,500Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 9
- School Boundaries: 7
- Soils: 84
- Voter Precincts: 109
- Wetlands: 8
- Zip Codes: 24
Cities and towns in Jefferson County
Beaumont, Bevil Oaks, China, Groves, Nederland, Nome, Port Arthur, Port Neches, Taylor Landing.