Groves vs Port Arthur

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

Groves 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 17,021 in Groves). Groves has the higher median household income ($70,485 vs $45,752 in Port Arthur). Groves has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $96,900 in Port Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Groves	Port Arthur
Population	17,021	55,779
Median age	41.1 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,485	$45,752
Median home value	$153,800	$96,900
Median gross rent	$1,247	$996
Housing units	6,885	25,417
Homeownership rate	78.2%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groves	Port Arthur
Population	15,662 → 17,021 (+8.7%)	55,109 → 55,779 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$55,652 → $70,485 (+26.7%)	$36,557 → $45,752 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$112,900 → $153,800 (+36.2%)	$65,800 → $96,900 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$970 → $1,247 (+28.6%)	$823 → $996 (+21.0%)

Groves

Population

15,66217,021

Median household income

$55,652$70,485

Median home value

$112,900$153,800

Median gross rent

$970$1,247

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)

	Groves	Port Arthur
Under 5	6.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.2%	20.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	12.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.7%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.0%
75 and over	7.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groves	Port Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	52.6%	15.6%
Black or African American	8.6%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	6.5%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.6%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	30.4%	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groves	Port Arthur
No high school diploma	13.5%	22.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	41.7%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groves	Port Arthur
Drove alone	80.9%	89.0%
Carpooled	16.3%	7.8%
Public transit	0.8%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	1.7%	1.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groves	Port Arthur
1-unit, detached	87.2%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6.3%	17.0%
20 or more units	1.8%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Groves	Port Arthur
Poverty rate	9.3%	29.1%
Average household size	2.75	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1966	1975