Nederland vs Port Neches

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

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

Nederland has the higher population (18,475 vs 13,627 in Port Neches). Port Neches has the higher median household income ($84,335 vs $75,502 in Nederland). Port Neches has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $196,600 in Nederland).

Population, income & housing

	Nederland	Port Neches
Population	18,475	13,627
Median age	36.8 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,502	$84,335
Median home value	$196,600	$231,000
Median gross rent	$1,421	$1,116
Housing units	8,158	5,964
Homeownership rate	73.2%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nederland	Port Neches
Population	17,357 → 18,475 (+6.4%)	12,782 → 13,627 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$79,903 → $75,502 (-5.5%)	$71,740 → $84,335 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$132,700 → $196,600 (+48.2%)	$165,900 → $231,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,421 (+62.8%)	$996 → $1,116 (+12.0%)

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 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)

	Nederland	Port Neches
Under 5	5.7%	7.9%
5 to 17	17.4%	18.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.9%
25 to 34	16.3%	12.5%
35 to 44	13.8%	17.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	10.0%
75 and over	6.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nederland	Port Neches
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	83.9%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	3.7%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.1%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nederland	Port Neches
No high school diploma	7.3%	8.1%
High school graduate	29.2%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nederland	Port Neches
Drove alone	85.5%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	8.9%
Public transit	1.7%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.4%	3.9%
Other means	0.7%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nederland	Port Neches
1-unit, detached	81.0%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	5.6%	8.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Nederland	Port Neches
Poverty rate	8.8%	10.4%
Average household size	2.48	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1973	1972