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Census Tract 54, Jefferson, TX

1,399 Population
0.5 square miles 2,753.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37 ±6.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Port Arthur: 35.5 ±1.7
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 37 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$46,155 ±$37,459 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Port Arthur: $26,496 ±$1,853
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Jefferson County: $32,101 ±$741
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$39,236 ±$17,313 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Port Arthur: $46,354 ±$3,945
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson County: $60,026 ±$1,694
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

27.9% ±13.7% (390  ±222) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Port Arthur: 29% † 15,913 (±2.9% / ±1,591)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Jefferson County: 19.5% 46,448 (±1.1% / ±2,562)
  • about double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

23.2 minutes ±11.7 (9,165  ±5,765) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Port Arthur: 23.4 464,075 (±1 / ±30,355)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 21.2 2,095,400 (±0.5 / ±59,947)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

582 ±165 Number of households
  • Port Arthur: 21,630 ±702
  • Jefferson County: 94,807 ±949
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.4 ±0.1 (1,399  ±398) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Port Arthur: 2.6 55,198 (±0.1 / ±49)
  • a little less than the figure in Jefferson County: 2.5 238,473 (±0 / ±240)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

756 ±159 Number of housing units
  • Port Arthur: 25,631 ±650
  • Jefferson County: 109,884 ±114
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$44,400 ±$28,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Port Arthur: $107,400 ±$7,624
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Jefferson County: $169,500 ±$4,123
  • less than a fifth of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

10.5% ±8.8% (147  ±130.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Port Arthur: 7.4% † 4,036 (±1.4% / ±769.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 12% 30,111 (±0.9% / ±2,359.9)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

78.2% ±14% (665  ±211.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Port Arthur: 78.6% 27,717 (±3.2% / ±1,343.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 85.1% 144,263 (±1.7% / ±2,923.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
4.8% ±6% (41  ±52.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Port Arthur: 12.8% † 4,502 (±1.6% / ±567.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Jefferson County: 19.7% 33,468 (±0.9% / ±1,495.2)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.4% ±5.4% (187  ±92) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Port Arthur: 20.3% 11,337 (±1.5% / ±835)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Jefferson County: 12.1% 30,819
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

5.5% ±3.8% (52  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Port Arthur: 4.9% † 1,958 (±0.7% / ±303)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 6.7% 12,733 (±0.5% / ±876)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
52 Total veterans ±38 35 Male ±29 17 Female ±23

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