Rose Hill Acres is a city in Hardin County, Texas, United States. The population was 325 at the 2020 census, down from 441 at the 2010 census. The city consists of two residential neighborhoods situated between Beaumont and Lumberton. It is part of the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. Rose Hill Acres has a small government structure led by Mayor David Lang.
Rose Hill Acres is served by the Lumberton Independent School District and the Lumberton Municipal Utility District.
Geography
Rose Hill Acres is located in extreme southern Hardin County. It is bounded on the south by Pine Island Bayou, an eastward-flowing tributary of the Neches River. Road access is provided by U.S. Highway 69, U.S. Route 96 and U.S. Highway 287, all three of which run concurrently in one freeway, collectively referred to as the Eastex Freeway. Downtown Beaumont is to the south, and Lumberton is to the north.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rose Hill Acres has a total area of , of which , or 3.96%, are water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Rose Hill Acres had a population of 325 and a median age of 39.9 years. 26.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.4 males age 18 and over.
There were 120 households in Rose Hill Acres, of which 39.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.0% were married-couple households, 16.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 291 || 89.5%
|-
| Black or African American || 5 || 1.5%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Asian || 1 || 0.3%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 6 || 1.8%
|-
| Two or more races || 22 || 6.8%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 16 || 4.9%
|}
2000 census
As of the census