Nederland vs Port Arthur

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

Nederland 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 18,475 in Nederland). Nederland has the higher median household income ($75,502 vs $45,752 in Port Arthur). Nederland has the higher median home value ($196,600 vs $96,900 in Port Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Nederland	Port Arthur
Population	18,475	55,779
Median age	36.8 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$75,502	$45,752
Median home value	$196,600	$96,900
Median gross rent	$1,421	$996
Housing units	8,158	25,417
Homeownership rate	73.2%	57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	11.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nederland	Port Arthur
Population	17,357 → 18,475 (+6.4%)	55,109 → 55,779 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$79,903 → $75,502 (-5.5%)	$36,557 → $45,752 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$132,700 → $196,600 (+48.2%)	$65,800 → $96,900 (+47.3%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,421 (+62.8%)	$823 → $996 (+21.0%)

Nederland

Population

17,35718,475

Median household income

$79,903$75,502

Median home value

$132,700$196,600

Median gross rent

$873$1,421

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)

	Nederland	Port Arthur
Under 5	5.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.4%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.6%	11.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.0%
75 and over	6.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nederland	Port Arthur
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	15.6%
Black or African American	4.4%	42.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	3.7%	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	35.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nederland	Port Arthur
No high school diploma	7.3%	22.8%
High school graduate	29.2%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nederland	Port Arthur
Drove alone	85.5%	89.0%
Carpooled	7.2%	7.8%
Public transit	1.7%	0.6%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	4.4%	1.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nederland	Port Arthur
1-unit, detached	81.0%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.8%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	17.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Nederland	Port Arthur
Poverty rate	8.8%	29.1%
Average household size	2.48	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1973	1975