Port Arthur, TX Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	57,755	100.0

Male	27,525	47.7
Female	30,230	52.3

Under 5 years	4,513	7.8
5 to 9 years	4,692	8.1
10 to 14 years	4,579	7.9
15 to 19 years	4,567	7.9
20 to 24 years	3,790	6.6
25 to 34 years	7,011	12.1
35 to 44 years	8,128	14.1
45 to 54 years	6,950	12.0
55 to 59 years	2,340	4.1
60 to 64 years	2,207	3.8
65 to 74 years	4,460	7.7
75 to 84 years	3,324	5.8
85 years and over	1,194	2.1

Median age (years)	34.6	(X)

18 years and over	41,206	71.3
Male	19,142	33.1
Female	22,064	38.2
21 years and over	38,536	66.7
62 years and over	10,287	17.8
65 years and over	8,978	15.5
Male	3,536	6.1
Female	5,442	9.4

RACE
One race	56,568	97.9
White	22,528	39.0
Black or African American	25,240	43.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	260	0.5
Asian	3,404	5.9
Asian Indian	297	0.5
Chinese	28	0.0
Filipino	76	0.1
Japanese	9	0.0
Korean	35	0.1
Vietnamese	2,781	4.8
Other Asian ¹	178	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	9	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	5	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	3	0.0
Some other race	5,127	8.9
Two or more races	1,187	2.1

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	23,445	40.6
Black or African American	25,564	44.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	484	0.8
Asian	3,596	6.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	49	0.1
Some other race	5,900	10.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	57,755	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	10,081	17.5
Mexican	7,830	13.6
Puerto Rican	48	0.1
Cuban	31	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,172	3.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,674	82.5
White alone	18,387	31.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	57,755	100.0
In households	57,021	98.7
Householder	21,839	37.8
Spouse	9,310	16.1
Child	19,059	33.0
Own child under 18 years	14,062	24.3
Other relatives	4,645	8.0
Under 18 years	2,181	3.8
Nonrelatives	2,168	3.8
Unmarried partner	896	1.6
In group quarters	734	1.3
Institutionalized population	497	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	237	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	21,839	100.0
Family households (families)	14,665	67.2
With own children under 18 years	7,245	33.2
Married-couple family	9,310	42.6
With own children under 18 years	4,200	19.2
Female householder, no husband present	4,300	19.7
With own children under 18 years	2,606	11.9
Nonfamily households	7,174	32.8
Householder living alone	6,421	29.4
Householder 65 years and over	2,964	13.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	8,374	38.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,610	30.3

Average household size	2.61	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,713	100.0
Occupied housing units	21,839	88.4
Vacant housing units	2,874	11.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	146	0.6

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.8	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	21,839	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	13,578	62.2
Renter-occupied housing units	8,261	37.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.69	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.48	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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