City safety & data profile

Port ArthurTX

Port Arthur, TX is a 55K-resident city in Jefferson County with a median household income of $46,354.

Jefferson County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Port Arthur, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Port Arthur has a population larger than 82% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $107,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-05

55K
Population (place)
Top 18%
By size
$46,354
Median income (place)
$107,400
Median home (place)
29%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Port Arthur

Port Arthur posts a median household income higher than 5% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Port Arthur area.

Bottom 6%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Port Arthur

Where Port Arthur income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$46,354 Bottom 5% higher than 5% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Port Arthur $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Port Arthur, TX beyond the headline numbers

Port Arthur sits inside Jefferson County, Texas, at roughly 29.89°N, -93.94°W. Population 55,340, $46,354 median household income. Median home value $107,400, median rent $1,021. Poverty rate 29%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Port Arthur, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

29% of Port Arthur, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Port Arthur runs about 2.3 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 1% of Port Arthur workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 26.9% in Port Arthur, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Port Arthur from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
55,340
Port Arthur · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$46,354
-48% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$107,400
-74% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jefferson County): Port Arthur's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
254K+1%
Median Income
$60,026+41%
Median Home Value
$169,500+76%
Poverty Rate
19.5%-7%
Unemployment
6.3%-41%

Economics

Economics indicators for Port Arthur, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,021/mo
Poverty Rate
29% +134% vs avg
Unemployment 8.3%
Bachelor's Degree+ 12.8%
Work From Home 1%
Public Transit 0.6%

Population

White 19.4%
African American 42.3%
Asian 4.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
45.3%
Short Sleep Duration
43.2%
High Blood Pressure
42.9%
Physical Inactivity
40.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
26.9%
Frequent Mental Distress
20.4%
Current Smoking
19.8%
Diabetes
19.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.1%
Binge Drinking
13.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 42.6%
Annual Checkup 75.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
11.2%
Coronary Heart Disease
8%
Stroke
5.4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
THE MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
PORT ARTHUR · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Port Arthur?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Port Arthur right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet TX-PORT-ARTHUR · Port Arthur

Port Arthur: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Port Arthur; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Port Arthur, TX? ▼
Port Arthur, TX has a population of 55,340 people, located in Jefferson County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Port Arthur? ▼
The median household income in Port Arthur, TX is $46,354 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 29%.
What is the median home value in Port Arthur? ▼
The median home value in Port Arthur, TX is $107,400. Median rent is $1,021/month.
What are the top health concerns in Port Arthur? ▼
The top health indicators in Port Arthur include Obesity (45.3%), Short Sleep Duration (43.2%), High Blood Pressure (42.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Port Arthur? ▼
Port Arthur has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Port Arthur? ▼
The median age in Port Arthur, TX is 35.5 years. 12.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Port Arthur, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (29% here).

Chester, PA 29% Endicott, NY 29% Cordele, GA 29% West Memphis, AR 29.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($46,354 here).

Hattiesburg, MS $46,342 Lincolnton, NC $46,320 Ontario, OR $46,308 Grenada, MS $46,303

Compare Port Arthur with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

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Using Port Arthur's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Port Arthur area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Jefferson County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.