Hamshire vs Port Neches

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

Hamshire 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 1,460 in Hamshire). Hamshire has the higher median household income ($115,125 vs $84,335 in Port Neches). Port Neches has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $219,600 in Hamshire).

Population, income & housing

	Hamshire	Port Neches
Population	1,460	13,627
Median age	31.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$115,125	$84,335
Median home value	$219,600	$231,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,116
Housing units	525	5,964
Homeownership rate	91.4%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.7%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamshire	Port Neches
Population	1,126 → 1,460 (+29.7%)	12,782 → 13,627 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$102,962 → $115,125 (+11.8%)	$71,740 → $84,335 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$196,200 → $219,600 (+11.9%)	$165,900 → $231,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$996 → $1,116 (+12.0%)

Hamshire

Population

1,1261,460

Median household income

$102,962$115,125

Median home value

$196,200$219,600

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)

	Hamshire	Port Neches
Under 5	4.3%	7.9%
5 to 17	25.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	15.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	5.0%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	17.1%
45 to 54	13.4%	8.5%
55 to 64	13.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	6.2%	10.0%
75 and over	4.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamshire	Port Neches
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	83.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamshire	Port Neches
No high school diploma	9.9%	8.1%
High school graduate	39.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.6%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamshire	Port Neches
Drove alone	86.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	12.8%	8.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamshire	Port Neches
1-unit, detached	87.0%	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	13.0%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Hamshire	Port Neches
Poverty rate	3.2%	10.4%
Average household size	2.87	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1987	1972