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Census Tract 71, Jefferson, TX

4,304 Population
5.6 square miles 763.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±9.1 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

$22,394 ±$3,221 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Port Arthur: $26,496 ±$1,853
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson County: $32,101 ±$741
  • about half the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$51,594 ±$7,296 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Port Arthur: $46,354 ±$3,945
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $60,026 ±$1,694
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

25.2% ±8.6% (1,085  ±403) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Port Arthur: 29% † 15,913 (±2.9% / ±1,591)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Jefferson County: 19.5% 46,448 (±1.1% / ±2,562)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

21.8 minutes ±1.5 (34,310  ±6,563) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Port Arthur: 23.4 464,075 (±1 / ±30,355)
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 21.2 2,095,400 (±0.5 / ±59,947)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,783 ±258 Number of households
  • Port Arthur: 21,630 ±702
  • Jefferson County: 94,807 ±949
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.4 ±0.1 (4,304  ±648) 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

5.4% ±6.2% (57  ±67) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Port Arthur: 4.7% † 590 (±1.5% / ±184)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 5.8% † 3,203 (±1% / ±539)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,914 ±243 Number of housing units
  • Port Arthur: 25,631 ±650
  • Jefferson County: 109,884 ±114
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$119,300 ±$25,687 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Port Arthur: $107,400 ±$7,624
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Jefferson County: $169,500 ±$4,123
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

3.6% ±2.8% (154  ±121.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Port Arthur: 7.4% † 4,036 (±1.4% / ±769.7)
  • about one-third of the rate in Jefferson County: 12% 30,111 (±0.9% / ±2,359.9)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

77% ±9.7% (2,250  ±462.1) 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)
7.7% ±3.9% (226  ±118.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Port Arthur: 12.8% † 4,502 (±1.6% / ±567.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 19.7% 33,468 (±0.9% / ±1,495.2)
  • about one-quarter 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

23.4% ±9.8% (1,007  ±448) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Port Arthur: 20.3% 11,337 (±1.5% / ±835)
  • nearly double the rate in Jefferson County: 12.1% 30,819
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

3.8% ±2.1% (127  ±73) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Port Arthur: 4.9% † 1,958 (±0.7% / ±303)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 6.7% 12,733 (±0.5% / ±876)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
127 Total veterans ±73 127 Male ±73 N/A Female ±15

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