71.5% of residents of Port Arthur speak English at home.
23.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English less than very well).
5.6% of residents speak other language at home (52% speak English very well, 48% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
86.7% of residents of Port Arthur speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English less than very well).
4.2% of residents speak other language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
75.7% of residents of Port Arthur speak English at home.
24.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (8% speak English very well, 92% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
6.9% of residents of Port Arthur speak English at home.
73.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English less than very well).
19.6% of residents speak other language at home (34% speak English very well, 66% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
82.3% (13,834)
Foreign born:
3.3% (84)
White - Speak another language
Native:
17.7% (2,972)
Foreign born:
96.7% (2,478)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.1% (21,112)
Foreign born:
4.1% (6)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.9% (627)
Foreign born:
95.9% (141)
American Indian / Alaska Native - Speak another language
Native:
56.3% (67)
Foreign born:
100.0% (68)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
44.1% (304)
Foreign born:
5.7% (86)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
55.9% (385)
Foreign born:
94.3% (1,435)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
17.5% (538)
Foreign born:
10.0% (423)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
82.5% (2,539)
Foreign born:
90.0% (3,803)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
19.5% (94)
Foreign born:
100.0% (93)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
91.0% (13,219)
Foreign born:
26.0% (84)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
9.0% (1,305)
Foreign born:
74.0% (239)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
23.6% (1,329)
Foreign born:
5.9% (377)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
76.4% (4,304)
Foreign born:
94.1% (5,982)
7,168 residents are foreign born (8.5% Latin America, 3.6% Asia).
This city:
12.4%
Texas:
13.9%
Median age by place of birth - Port Arthur
Place of birth - Port Arthur White
Place of birth - Port Arthur Black or African American
Place of birth - Port Arthur American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - Port Arthur Asian
Place of birth - Port Arthur Other race
Place of birth - Port Arthur Two or more races
Place of birth - Port Arthur White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Port Arthur Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Port Arthur
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Port Arthur
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Port Arthur
Place of birth by age - Port Arthur
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 52.4%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 14.1%
Females:
Never married: 19.2%
Now married: 50.3%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 17.1%
Divorced: 11.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
30.2% (126)
Unmarried:
69.8% (291)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
54.7% (2,022)
Unmarried:
45.3% (1,675)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 40.5%
Now married: 42.0%
Separated: 2.9%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 12.0%
Females:
Never married: 31.2%
Now married: 30.3%
Separated: 8.9%
Widowed: 15.1%
Divorced: 14.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
39.5% (140)
Unmarried:
60.5% (214)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
38.9% (2,137)
Unmarried:
61.1% (3,357)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 53.8%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 46.2%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 61.5%
Separated: 17.9%
Widowed: 20.5%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (22)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (40)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.6%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 41.6%
Now married: 40.6%
Separated: 4.4%
Widowed: 8.7%
Divorced: 4.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (58)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.0% (251)
Unmarried:
57.0% (333)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 33.7%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 2.7%
Widowed: 1.6%
Divorced: 5.0%
Females:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 7.6%
Divorced: 7.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
97.1% (330)
Unmarried:
2.9% (10)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
53.6% (1,003)
Unmarried:
46.4% (869)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 9.8%
Now married: 84.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 5.4%
Females:
Never married: 15.8%
Now married: 32.2%
Separated: 5.3%
Widowed: 28.1%
Divorced: 18.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (12)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
50.0% (31)
Unmarried:
50.0% (31)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 47.9%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 17.0%
Females:
Never married: 17.6%
Now married: 48.3%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 20.4%
Divorced: 11.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
24.8% (88)
Unmarried:
75.2% (267)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
52.4% (1,265)
Unmarried:
47.6% (1,151)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 29.9%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 2.1%
Widowed: 2.1%
Divorced: 4.3%
Females:
Never married: 25.6%
Now married: 56.5%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 8.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
92.3% (407)
Unmarried:
7.7% (34)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.0% (1,768)
Unmarried:
44.0% (1,389)
Ancestries in Port Arthur (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 35,258 (61.0%)
French - 3,416 (5.9%)
German - 2,432 (4.2%)
Irish - 2,325 (4.0%)
United States - 2,275 (3.9%)
English - 1,833 (3.2%)
French Canadian - 1,473 (2.6%)
Italian - 1,032 (1.8%)
Scotch-Irish - 528 (0.9%)
Subsaharan African - 339 (0.6%)
Scottish - 304 (0.5%)
Dutch - 246 (0.4%)
Polish - 163 (0.3%)
Swedish - 146 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 112 (0.2%)
West Indian - 109 (0.2%)
Welsh - 92 (0.2%)
Greek - 83 (0.1%)
Czech - 68 (0.1%)
Arab - 49 (0.08%)
Portuguese - 35 (0.06%)
Russian - 28 (0.05%)
Danish - 19 (0.03%)
Lithuanian - 13 (0.02%)
Hungarian - 10 (0.02%)
Slovak - 4 (0.01%)
Ukrainian - 4 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 17,223 (85.0%)
Black or African American: 19,558 (85.5%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 179 (87.7%)
Asian: 2,282 (97.2%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 6 (100.0%)
Other race: 7,055 (85.6%)
Two or more races: 673 (99.1%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 13,040 (85.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 11,473 (85.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 1,776 (8.8%)
Black or African American: 2,685 (11.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 25 (12.3%)
Asian: 34 (1.4%)
Other race: 755 (9.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 1,329 (8.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,168 (8.7%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 650 (3.2%)
Black or African American: 386 (1.7%)
Other race: 148 (1.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 584 (3.8%)
Hispanic or Latino: 253 (1.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
12.4%
13.9%