Port Neches

Population: 13,627
Median household income: $84,335
Median home value: $231,000

Port Neches, a community in Jefferson County, Texas, has 13,627 residents. At $84,335, its median household income sits above Jefferson County's $59,934.

Between 2019 and 2023, Port Neches's population grew 6.6% from 12,782 to 13,627, while its median home value rose 39.2% from $165,900 to $231,000.

Owners occupy 72.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,627
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $84,335
Median home value: $231,000
Median gross rent: $1,116
Housing units: 5,964
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,78213,627

Median household income

$71,740$84,335

Median home value

$165,900$231,000

Median gross rent

$996$1,116

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,782	$71,740	$165,900	$996
2020	12,729	$75,164	$173,900	$965
2021	13,534	$78,467	$183,700	$1,035
2022	13,635	$85,086	$223,500	$1,038
2023	13,627	$84,335	$231,000	$1,116

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,074	7.9%
5 to 17	2,508	18.4%
18 to 24	663	4.9%
25 to 34	1,709	12.5%
35 to 44	2,329	17.1%
45 to 54	1,153	8.5%
55 to 64	1,815	13.3%
65 to 74	1,369	10.0%
75 and over	1,007	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,438	83.9%
Black or African American	119	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	323	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	507	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,240	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.1%

High school graduate25.7%

Some college or associate's37.4%

Bachelor's degree18.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	763	8.1%
High school graduate	2,415	25.7%
Some college or associate's	3,507	37.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,703	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	994	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.9%

Carpooled8.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,987	82.9%
Carpooled	533	8.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	209	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	232	3.9%
Other means	55	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,552	44.1%
15 to 29 min	2,151	37.2%
30 to 44 min	806	13.9%
45 to 59 min	130	2.2%
60+ min	145	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 10.4% (1,391 of 13,427)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,398	65.5%
Nonfamily households	1,790	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,188	87.0%
Vacant	776	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,743	72.1%
Renter-occupied	1,445	27.9%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units8.5%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,023	84.2%
1-unit, attached	89	1.5%
2 to 4 units	150	2.5%
5 to 19 units	506	8.5%
20 or more units	91	1.5%
Mobile home & other	105	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4858940
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.51 sq mi
Center point: 29.9608, -93.9618