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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA Regional Analytics
  -- Population & Components of Change; 2010-15

Components of Change: 7/1/2010-6/30/2015
Natural Change 7,017
  equals Births 27,096
  less Deaths 20,079
Net Migration -2,156
  equals net International Migration 3,046
  plus net Domestic Migration -5,202

The population of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA changed from 403,701 on 2010 to 408,419 in 2015 -- a change of 4,718 (1.17%). This report provides a summary of how and why the population has changed during this period and what these factors suggest about future change.

Primary Contributing Factors to Change
The primary contributing factors resulting in population change are 1) natural change (births less deaths) and/or 2) net migration. Eight tables are presented below providing annual data for each component county of the metro and metro summary. The tables provide data on the total population, births, deaths, natural change (births less deaths), international migration, domestic migration and net migration.

From 2010 to 2015 (7/1/2010-6/30/2015), natural change (7,017) exceeded net migration (-2,156); natural change has been the primary contributing factor for the total metro population change. Examine the metro by county tables below to learn about how each county contributes to the metro population growth or decline.

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Related Sections
  • Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA S&O Report
  • State of the States -- all states interactive table
  • Metro S&O Reports -- all metros interactive table
  • CountyTrends 2010-2015 -- all counties interactive table
  • CountyTrends -- multi-sourced county data
  • Regional Data Analytics Main

Table 1. Population          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg 10-15%Chg 10-15
Hardin County, TX48199P0000001 54,811 55,027 55,102 55,340 55,540 55,865 1,054 1.92
Jefferson County, TX48245P0000001 252,451 253,346 251,394 252,874 252,439 254,308 1,857 0.74
Newton County, TX48351P0000001 14,429 14,492 14,323 14,209 14,146 13,986 -443 -3.07
Orange County, TX48361P0000001 82,010 82,339 82,959 83,010 83,519 84,260 2,250 2.74
Total P0000001 403,701 405,204 403,778 405,433 405,644 408,419 4,718 1.17
Table 2. Births          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199B0000001 704 656 684 694 727 709 3,470 
Jefferson County, TX48245B0000001 3,508 3,436 3,357 3,552 3,527 3,502 17,374 
Newton County, TX48351B0000001 100 147 153 130 138 141 709 
Orange County, TX48361B0000001 1,064 991 1,099 1,128 1,147 1,178 5,543 
Total B0000001 5,376 5,230 5,293 5,504 5,539 5,530 27,096 
Table 3. Deaths          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199D0000001 412 509 542 552 560 514 2,677 
Jefferson County, TX48245D0000001 2,132 2,343 2,279 2,439 2,503 2,478 12,042 
Newton County, TX48351D0000001 76 155 166 168 168 178 835 
Orange County, TX48361D0000001 720 885 890 953 910 887 4,525 
Total D0000001 3,340 3,892 3,877 4,112 4,141 4,057 20,079 
Table 4. Natural Change          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199NC000001 292 147 142 142 167 195 793 
Jefferson County, TX48245NC000001 1,376 1,093 1,078 1,113 1,024 1,024 5,332 
Newton County, TX48351NC000001 24 -8 -13 -38 -30 -37 -126 
Orange County, TX48361NC000001 344 106 209 175 237 291 1,018 
Total NC000001 2,036 1,338 1,416 1,392 1,398 1,473 7,017 
Table 5. International Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199MI000001 8 0 2 4 7 8 21 
Jefferson County, TX48245MI000001 444 498 514 565 647 654 2,878 
Newton County, TX48351MI000001 4 5 6 7 7 7 32 
Orange County, TX48361MI000001 28 19 19 23 27 27 115 
Total MI000001 484 522 541 599 688 696 3,046 
Table 6. Domestic Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199MD000001 412 100 -69 104 37 79 251 
Jefferson County, TX48245MD000001 -1,060 -631 -3,611 -166 -2,107 289 -6,226 
Newton County, TX48351MD000001 -72 50 -161 -90 -40 -133 -374 
Orange County, TX48361MD000001 332 256 405 -196 282 400 1,147 
Total MD000001 -388 -225 -3,436 -348 -1,828 635 -5,202 
Table 7. Net Migration          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Sum11-15 
Hardin County, TX48199MN000001 420 100 -67 108 44 87 272 
Jefferson County, TX48245MN000001 -616 -133 -3,097 399 -1,460 943 -3,348 
Newton County, TX48351MN000001 -68 55 -155 -83 -33 -126 -342 
Orange County, TX48361MN000001 360 275 424 -173 309 427 1,262 
Total MN000001 96 297 -2,895 251 -1,140 1,331 -2,156 
Table 8. Group Quarters          
Area NameGeoIDItem201020112012201320142015Chg10-15%Chg 10-15
Hardin County, TX48199GQ000001 380 356 353 378 378 378 -2 -0.53
Jefferson County, TX48245GQ000001 16,006 16,507 15,965 16,075 16,069 16,084 78 0.49
Newton County, TX48351GQ000001 724 725 724 724 728 728 4 0.55
Orange County, TX48361GQ000001 639 599 639 639 641 641 2 0.31
Total GQ000001 17,749 18,187 17,681 17,816 17,816 17,831 82 0.46

Source: developed by ProximityOne based on Census Bureau and other data.
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