Port Arthur, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 55,910 (Urban population: 54,203, Rural population: 1,707 (69 farm, 1,638 nonfarm))

Port Arthur, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,713 (21,834 occupied: 13,574 owner occupied, 8,260 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	36%

Housing density: 298 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $427 (lower quartile is $250, upper quartile is $540)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $408

Median gross rent in Port Arthur, TX in 2007: $551

Housing units in Port Arthur with a mortgage: 4,780 (118 second mortgage, 228 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,967

Port Arthur,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $51,376 (it was $35,700 in 2000)

Port Arthur:	$51,376
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,598 - $87,298

Household type by relationship

Households: 57,023

In family households: 49,248 (9,582 male householders, 5,260 female householders)
9,503 spouses, 19,428 children (17,698 natural, 456 adopted, 1,274 stepchildren), 2,306 grandchildren, 670 brothers or sisters, 363 parents, 1,090 other relatives, 1,046 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,775 (3,232 male householders (2,841 living alone)), 3,795 female householders (3,573 living alone)), 748 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 733 (538 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,684 2-persons, 3,574 3-persons, 2,841 4-persons, 1,530 5-persons, 689 6-persons, 524 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,414 1-person, 518 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 39 4-persons, 22 5-persons.

8,505 married couples with children.
5,557 single-parent households (714 men, 4,843 women).

76.8% of residents of Port Arthur speak English at home.
15.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 25% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 7,168 (12.4%)
(32.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Port Arthur, Texas:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 355 3 rooms: 884 4 rooms: 1,482 5 rooms: 3,958 6 rooms: 3,685 7 rooms: 1,824 8 rooms: 878 9 or more rooms: 494

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Arthur, Texas:
	1 room: 438 2 rooms: 981 3 rooms: 1,719 4 rooms: 1,962 5 rooms: 1,884 6 rooms: 893 7 rooms: 239 8 rooms: 122 9 or more rooms: 22

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 295
1995 to 1998: 499
1990 to 1994: 395
1980 to 1989: 2,890
1970 to 1979: 3,656
1960 to 1969: 4,343
1950 to 1959: 5,707
1940 to 1949: 4,145
1939 or earlier: 2,783

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Port Arthur:
	no bedroom: 129 1 bedroom: 672 2 bedrooms: 4,675 3 bedrooms: 6,928 4 bedrooms: 1,025 5 or more bedrooms: 145

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Port Arthur:
	no bedroom: 649 1 bedroom: 2,638 2 bedrooms: 3,285 3 bedrooms: 1,548 4 bedrooms: 116 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Arthur in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,094 1 vehicle: 5,125 2 vehicles: 5,093 3 vehicles: 1,718 4 vehicles: 396 5 or more vehicles: 148

Cars and other vehicles available in Port Arthur in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2,346 1 vehicle: 4,099 2 vehicles: 1,552 3 vehicles: 187 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 43

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Port Arthur, TX:

Less than $10,000: 292
$10,000 to $14,999: 222
$15,000 to $19,999: 772
$20,000 to $24,999: 807
$25,000 to $29,999: 832
$30,000 to $34,999: 860
$35,000 to $39,999: 857
$40,000 to $49,999: 1724
$50,000 to $59,999: 1340
$60,000 to $69,999: 1172
$70,000 to $79,999: 773
$80,000 to $89,999: 618
$90,000 to $99,999: 518
$100,000 to $124,999: 974
$125,000 to $149,999: 587
$150,000 to $174,999: 260
$175,000 to $199,999: 180
$200,000 to $249,999: 164
$250,000 to $299,999: 63
$300,000 to $399,999: 42
$400,000 to $499,999: 20
$500,000 to $749,999: 22
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 14

Port Arthur rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Port Arthur:

Less than $100: 611 people
$100 to $149: 332
$150 to $199: 413
$200 to $249: 417
$250 to $299: 419
$300 to $349: 447
$350 to $399: 671
$400 to $449: 666
$450 to $499: 664
$500 to $549: 664
$550 to $599: 588
$600 to $649: 425
$650 to $699: 288
$700 to $749: 189
$750 to $799: 137
$800 to $899: 81
$900 to $999: 105
$1,000 to $1,249: 133
$1,250 to $1,499: 27
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 46
No cash rent: 674

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,629 1990 to 1994: 1,657 1985 to 1989: 866 1980 to 1984: 1,091 1975 to 1979: 1,144 1970 to 1974: 374 1970 to 1974: 69 1965 to 1969: 338

Port Arthur, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.1%
Number of people working at home: 286 (1.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 670
5 to 9 minutes: 2559
10 to 14 minutes: 4042
15 to 19 minutes: 4000
20 to 24 minutes: 2756
25 to 29 minutes: 887
30 to 34 minutes: 2560
35 to 39 minutes: 223
40 to 44 minutes: 131
45 to 59 minutes: 546
60 to 89 minutes: 201
90 or more minutes: 342

Port Arthur mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,479 (75%)
Carpooled: 3,477 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 148 (1%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
Bicycle: 25 (0%)
Walked: 378 (2%)
Other means: 363 (2%)
Worked at home: 286 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4359
$10,000 to $14,999: 2664
$15,000 to $19,999: 1789
$20,000 to $24,999: 1672
$25,000 to $29,999: 1422
$30,000 to $34,999: 1464
$35,000 to $39,999: 1191
$40,000 to $44,999: 1097
$45,000 to $49,999: 1015
$50,000 to $59,999: 1524
$60,000 to $74,999: 1425
$75,000 to $99,999: 1219
$100,000 to $124,999: 527
$125,000 to $149,999: 188
$150,000 to $199,999: 109
$200,000 or more: 204

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 33841

French (except Basque): 2646

United States or American: 2275

German: 1644

Irish: 1468

English: 1254

French Canadian: 1025

Italian: 797

Scotch-Irish: 448

Subsaharan African:: 339

Acadian/Cajun: 330

African: 324

Scottish: 186

Dutch: 151

Polish: 116

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 109

Swedish: 94

Norwegian: 86

Greek: 83

European: 58

Welsh: 56

British: 52

Canadian: 39

Arab:: 38

Other West Indian: 34

Barbadian: 33

Lebanese: 29

Czech: 23

Iranian: 20

Danish: 19

Portuguese: 17

West Indian: 16

Luxemburger: 13

Austrian: 12

Jamaican: 11

Czechoslovakian: 11

Ethiopian: 10

Russian: 10

Hungarian: 10

Syrian: 9

Lithuanian: 8

U.S. Virgin Islander: 8

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Nigerian: 5

Slovak: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Cypriot: 4

Swiss: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (58%)
Vietnam (22%)
Nicaragua (4%)
Philippines (2%)
India (2%)
Honduras (2%)
Pakistan (1%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 37179
Northeast: 540
Midwest: 1019
South: 10535
West: 1079

61% of Port Arthur residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 58% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 503
Nursery to 4th grade: 378
5th and 6th grade: 757
7th and 8th grade: 801
9th grade: 571
10th grade: 581
11th grade: 571
12th grade, no diploma: 765
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,981
Less than 1 year of college: 903
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,408
Associate degree: 597
Bachelor's degree: 1,076
Master's degree: 221
Professional school degree: 141
Doctorate degree: 32

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 503
Nursery to 4th grade: 434
5th and 6th grade: 729
7th and 8th grade: 1,008
9th grade: 609
10th grade: 883
11th grade: 772
12th grade, no diploma: 899
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,354
Less than 1 year of college: 1,309
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,001
Associate degree: 944
Bachelor's degree: 1,362
Master's degree: 338
Professional school degree: 104
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 19.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 9.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 36.5%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 18.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 20.9%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 16.2%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 23.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 24.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 15.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 20.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,343
Black householders: $24,524
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $32,552
Asian householders: $44,230
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,205
Some other race householders: $41,419
Two or more races householders: $36,423
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,451

Port Arthur household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Port Arthur household income for Black householders

Port Arthur household income for Asian householders

Port Arthur household income for Some other race householders

Port Arthur household income for Two or more races householders

Port Arthur household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Port Arthur marital status for males

Port Arthur marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $64,472
Black or African American householders: $42,885
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $30,077
Asian householders: $51,520
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $119,014
Some other race householders: $41,590
Two or more races householders: $59,147
Hispanic or Latino householders: $42,453

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 18,416
One, attached: 634
Two: 446
3 or 4: 641
5 to 9: 952
10 to 19: 1,301
20 to 49: 317
50 or more: 1,605
Mobile homes: 359
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $13,513

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Port Arthur:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (74%) Electricity (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Utility gas (39%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 437

Here:	5.9%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 113

Here:	2.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139

Here:	7.4%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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