Port Arthur vs Port Neches

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

Port Arthur 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 Arthur has the higher population (55,779 vs 13,627 in Port Neches). Port Neches has the higher median household income ($84,335 vs $45,752 in Port Arthur). Port Neches has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $96,900 in Port Arthur).

Population, income & housing

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
Population	55,779	13,627
Median age	34.4 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,752	$84,335
Median home value	$96,900	$231,000
Median gross rent	$996	$1,116
Housing units	25,417	5,964
Homeownership rate	57.2%	72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
Population	55,109 → 55,779 (+1.2%)	12,782 → 13,627 (+6.6%)
Median household income	$36,557 → $45,752 (+25.2%)	$71,740 → $84,335 (+17.6%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $96,900 (+47.3%)	$165,900 → $231,000 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$823 → $996 (+21.0%)	$996 → $1,116 (+12.0%)

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

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)

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
Under 5	8.0%	7.9%
5 to 17	20.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	9.2%	4.9%
25 to 34	12.7%	12.5%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	8.5%
55 to 64	11.8%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.0%	10.0%
75 and over	5.5%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
White (non-Hispanic)	15.6%	83.9%
Black or African American	42.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	5.5%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	35.5%	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
No high school diploma	22.8%	8.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	7.5%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	10.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
Drove alone	89.0%	82.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	8.9%
Public transit	0.6%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	3.9%
Other means	0.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
1-unit, detached	68.6%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	17.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	4.5%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Port Arthur	Port Neches
Poverty rate	29.1%	10.4%
Average household size	2.61	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1975	1972