Jefferson County is located in the Lower Gulf Coast Region of Texas. The County Seat is Beaumont and the largest city is Beaumont. The 2014 population estimate is 252,235 and the 2010 census population was 252,273. The land area is 876.30 square miles and there are 287.9 persons per square mile.
59.3% of the population is White, 34.4% is Black or African American, 18.5% is Hispanic or Latino, 3.8% is Asian, 1% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.1% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.5% is two or more races. 82.4% have a high school degree or higher, and 17.8% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $96,200, there are 92,634 households, an average of 2.55 persons per household. The per capita income is $23,236, the median household income is $42,568, and 21% of the persons in Jefferson County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 17,642. Retail sales (in $1000) were $3,973,125, and sales per capita were $16,453. The percentage of black-owned firms is 19.8%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.8%.
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Jefferson County Official government website of Jefferson County, Texas. |
Agendas & Minutes Once you enter the site, click on the "Com Court" tab to search the Jefferson County Clerk's Office records for Commissioner's Court agendas, minutes, and documents. |
Assumed Business Names To search the Jefferson County Clerk's Office Assumed Business Name records, enter the site, click on the "Real Estate" tab, then select "Assumed Name" in the Document Type menu. |
Court Dockets | District 136 Jefferson County 136th Civil District Court active case list and dockets. |
Court Dockets | District 172 Jefferson County 172nd Civil District Court active case list, case dockets, and hearing dockets. |
Court Dockets | District 252 Court dockets for the Jefferson County 252nd Civil District Court. |
Court Dockets | District 279 Jefferson County 279th District Court civil dockets. |
Court Dockets | District 317 Docket schedule for the Jefferson County 317th Civil District Court. |
Court Dockets | District 58 Jefferson County 58th District Court civil dockets and list of active cases. |
Court Dockets | District 60 Jefferson County 60th District Court civil dockets, hearing dockets, and active cases list. |
Court Dockets | District Criminal Jefferson County District Criminal Court dockets. |
Court Dockets | District Drug Impact Jefferson County District Courts docket schedule for the Drug Impact Court. |
Court Records | Court at Law Enter the County Clerk's Office web access service to search Jefferson County Court at Law civil, criminal, and probate court records. |
Court Records | District Jefferson County District Clerk civil, criminal, and family law District Court records. |
Marriage Records Search the Jefferson County Clerk Office for marriage records (after 1/1/1995) by bride name, groom name, license number, date of marriage, application date, and/or status. |
Property | CAD Jefferson County Appraisal District property information, including real estate, business personal, automobile, mobile home, and mineral records. Address: Jefferson CAD, 4610 S. Fourth St., Beaumont, TX 77705-4547. Phone: 409-840-9944. |
Property | Tax Jefferson County property and tax records by name, account number, address, CAD reference number or fiduciary number. Address: Jefferson County Tax Office, PO Box 2112, Beaumont, Texas 77704. Phone: (409) 835-8516. |
Recorded Documents Pay Site Use this CourthouseDirect fee-based service to search for Jefferson County recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) by name, sub-search term, and/or date. |
Recorded Documents Search the Jefferson County Clerk Office for recorded documents/official public records (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) by document type, name, date, instrument number, and/or book & page. |
Uniform Commercial Code Filings Search the Jefferson County Clerk Office for Uniform Commercial Code Filings (UCC) by name, instrument number, and/or date. |
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