How to reduce the regional differences on urbanization and economic growth for balance development among the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regions is currently debated. Based on statistical socioeconomic data from 1984 to 2012, the spatial and temporal urbanization characteristics of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region were analyzed for four aspects including population,land,socioeconomics The development characteristics and spatio-temporal variation of all cities in different periods were discussed using the degree of deviation. We found that:(1) An overall increase trend on urbanization in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the growth rates of the development driving factors followed a pattern of economy > society > land > population.(2) The fastest growth of population and land occurred mainly during 2000-2004, while the fastest growth of social and economic mainly during 1992-1996.(3) An extremely significant positive correlation was found between the population and land development growth rate, as well as between the economic and social growth rates; however, there were no significant correlations between the growth rates of population and society, population and economy, land and society, land and economy. (4) The urbanization in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region was characterized by both diversification and regional contrast during the development processes. We found a large difference in both land expansion and population growth, but little differences in growth rates in society and economic development, and(5)the degree of coupling of urbanization drivers of population, land, society, and economy, and ecological factors have been increasing.