Fannett vs Port Neches

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

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

Port Neches has the higher population (13,627 vs 1,698 in Fannett). Fannett has the higher median household income ($92,731 vs $84,335 in Port Neches). Fannett has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $231,000 in Port Neches).

Population, income & housing

	Fannett	Port Neches
Population	1,698	13,627
Median age	46.0 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,731	$84,335
Median home value	$232,500	$231,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,116
Housing units	818	5,964
Homeownership rate	88.6%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fannett	Port Neches
Population	2,142 → 1,698 (-20.7%)	12,782 → 13,627 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $92,731 (+40.0%)	$71,740 → $84,335 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$210,300 → $232,500 (+10.6%)	$165,900 → $231,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $721 (-29.0%)	$996 → $1,116 (+12.0%)

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 Neches

Population

12,78213,627

Median household income

$71,740$84,335

Median home value

$165,900$231,000

Median gross rent

$996$1,116

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fannett	Port Neches
Under 5	1.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	11.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	12.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.1%
45 to 54	17.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	12.2%	10.0%
75 and over	9.1%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fannett	Port Neches
White (non-Hispanic)	69.7%	83.9%
Black or African American	3.9%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	7.8%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17.7%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fannett	Port Neches
No high school diploma	16.0%	8.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.9%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fannett	Port Neches
Drove alone	88.6%	82.9%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fannett	Port Neches
1-unit, detached	80.4%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Fannett	Port Neches
Poverty rate	14.5%	10.4%
Average household size	2.80	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	29	18
Median year structure built	2001	1972