Pine ForestTX
A town of 504.
Is Pine Forest a good place to live?
Pine Forest’s January low is 41°F, above both Texas’ towns (37°F) and U.S. towns (22°F). Pine Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Pine Forest stand out
Where Pine Forest beats most towns.
504 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Big Thicket National Preserve and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pine Forest. Close and well known come first.
in town National PreserveBig Thicket National Preserve228K visitors a year
11 mi LandmarkSpindletop10 mi MuseumSpindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum
7 mi MuseumEdison Museum
7 mi MuseumBabe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
7 mi MuseumArt Museum of Southeast TexasPhoto credits
Big Thicket National Preserve: NPS, Public domain · Spindletop: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum: i_am_jim, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edison Museum: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Art Museum of Southeast Texas: R. Rothenberger, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Pine Forest: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pine Forest, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Forest.
Pine Forest has 2.6 jobs for every working resident, and 504 people commute in
Most working residents leave Pine Forest for work: only 2% work in town. At $98,000, Pine Forest’s median household income is where Texas’ towns sit at $69,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Pine Forest has added 486 jobs, to 507 in 2023.
| Pine Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $98,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Pine Forest is higher than in the typical Texas or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Pine Forest is 87 of 100. Since 1987, 42 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Pine Forest.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pine Forest has mild winters and hot summers
Pine Forest has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Pine Forest’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pine Forest stands out in Texas and nationally: a larger share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Pine Forest. Pine Forest beats the Texas average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 37% of adults have high blood pressure in Pine Forest.
| Pine Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Pine Forest | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.5% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.1% | 19.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 5.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Pine Forest sells for about $119K at the median
90% of Pine Forest households own their home.
| Pine Forest | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,069 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Pine Forest
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Forest
About 4 of every 100 Pine Forest residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Every workday, about 504 people come to Pine Forest for work
Where Pine Forest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Forest
City in Texas, United States
Pine Forest is a city in Orange County, Texas, United States. The population was 499 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- Area code
- 409
Questions about Pine Forest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Forest, TX a good place to live?
Pine Forest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.