Census Reporter

Port Arthur, TX

54,705 Population
77.1 square miles 709.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 37.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 34.8 ±0.1

Economics

$20,888 ±$1,385 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: $28,525 ±$602
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $32,177 ±$121
$37,794 ±$4,229 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: $54,256 ±$1,572
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $63,826 ±$218

26.7% ±2.9% (14,349  ±1,572) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 15.8% 59,512 (±0.8% / ±3,159)
  • nearly double the rate in Texas: 14.2% 3,984,260 (±0.1% / ±39,546)

24.3 minutes ±1.2 (468,595  ±31,441) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 22.6 3,597,415 (±0.4 / ±83,657)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.6 329,257,250 (±0.1 / ±1,084,687)

Families

20,599 ±703 Number of households
  • the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 146,770 ±1,457
  • Texas: 9,906,070 ±18,881
2.6 ±0.1 (54,070  ±172) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 2.6 376,854 (±0 / ±1,467)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,039,855 (±0)

4.3% ±1.5% (519  ±178) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 5.7% † 5,051 (±0.7% / ±657)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 396,357 (±0.1% / ±6,274)

Housing

25,468 ±641 Number of housing units
  • the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 171,941 ±588
  • Texas: 11,112,975 ±3,353

$68,700 ±$3,115 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: $120,900 ±$2,777
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $187,200 ±$597

10.9% ±1.7% (5,883  ±900.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 13.9% 53,934 (±0.8% / ±3,040.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,311,981 (±0.1% / ±29,217.6)

Social

75.5% ±3.3% (26,255  ±1,302) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 85.6% 225,327 (±1.4% / ±3,551.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 84.4% 15,565,117 (±0.2% / ±37,477.2)
11.2% ±1.2% (3,890  ±440.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 18.4% 48,411 (±0.6% / ±1,676.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 30.7% 5,662,178 (±0.1% / ±23,301.1)

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

20% ±1.4% (10,954  ±776) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 8.6% 34,063 (±0.3% / ±1,327)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16.8% 4,822,952 (±0.1% / ±26,828)

5.6% ±0.8% (2,216  ±321) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area: 7.3% 21,814 (±0.3% / ±1,013)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,527 (±0.1% / ±11,744)
2,216 Total veterans ±321 2,058 Male ±317 158 Female ±90

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