Fannett vs Port Arthur

A side-by-side comparison of Fannett and Port Arthur: population, income, housing, and more.

Fannett and Port Arthur are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Arthur has the higher population (55,779 vs 1,698 in Fannett). Fannett has the higher median household income ($92,731 vs $45,752 in Port Arthur). Fannett has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $96,900 in Port Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Fannett	Port Arthur
Population	1,698	55,779
Median age	46.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$92,731	$45,752
Median home value	$232,500	$96,900
Median gross rent	—	$996
Housing units	818	25,417
Homeownership rate	88.6%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fannett	Port Arthur
Population	2,142 → 1,698 (-20.7%)	55,109 → 55,779 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $92,731 (+40.0%)	$36,557 → $45,752 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$210,300 → $232,500 (+10.6%)	$65,800 → $96,900 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $721 (-29.0%)	$823 → $996 (+21.0%)

Fannett

Population

2,1421,698

Median household income

$66,250$92,731

Median home value

$210,300$232,500

Median gross rent

$1,015$721

Port Arthur

Population

55,10955,779

Median household income

$36,557$45,752

Median home value

$65,800$96,900

Median gross rent

$823$996

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fannett	Port Arthur
Under 5	1.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	11.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	12.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	11.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	17.0%	12.2%
55 to 64	13.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	12.2%	8.0%
75 and over	9.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fannett	Port Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	15.6%
Black or African American	3.9%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	7.8%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fannett	Port Arthur
No high school diploma	16.0%	22.8%
High school graduate	31.7%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fannett	Port Arthur
Drove alone	88.6%	89.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.3%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.9%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fannett	Port Arthur
1-unit, detached	80.4%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	17.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Fannett	Port Arthur
Poverty rate	14.5%	29.1%
Average household size	2.80	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	2001	1975