COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buna vs Beaumont
PLACE A
Buna, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Beaumont, Texas
Buna is 98% smaller than Beaumont. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
BUNABEAUMONTDIFFERENCE
Total population2,249112,967−98% vs Beaumont
Population density3751,375−1,000
Population growth-0.2%-2.5%+2.3 pts
Median age33.635.3−1.7
Male41.8%49.2%−7.3 pts
Female58.2%50.8%+7.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%26.3%+67.9 pts
Black0.7%45.2%−44.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%20.8%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Other1.8%3.8%−2.0 pts
Median household income$55,000$56,997−$1,997
Per capita income$30,434$32,642−$2,208
Poverty rate28.0%21.2%+6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.480−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%24.9%−5.2 pts
Graduate degree6.7%8.1%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%6.4%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation50.3%60.4%−10.1 pts
Median home value$116,400$166,400−$50,000
Median gross rent$1,155$1,121+$34
Owner-occupied86.8%55.3%+31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%14.2%−5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.1%50.2%−27.0 pts
Average commute44.020.3+23.6
Worked from home0.8%4.5%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured16.6%20.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024