City safety & data profile

Port NechesTX

Port Neches, TX is a 13K-resident city in Jefferson County with a median household income of $81,637.

Jefferson County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Port Neches, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Port Neches has a population larger than 17% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $253,200.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 18%
By size
$81,637
Median income (place)
$253,200
Median home (place)
13.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Port Neches

Port Neches posts a median household income higher than 51% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 49%
by median income, US cities

Where Port Neches income ranks nationally

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

$81,637 Top 49% higher than 51% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Port Neches $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 Neches, TX beyond the headline numbers

Port Neches sits inside Jefferson County, Texas, at roughly 29.99°N, -93.96°W. Population 12,786, $81,637 median household income. Median home value $253,200, median rent $1,095. Poverty rate 13.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Port Neches, TX stands at 13.1%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Port Neches runs about 3.1 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 4.9% of Port Neches 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, binge drinking departs furthest from its peer median: 18.1% in Port Neches, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Port Neches workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Port Neches 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)
12,786
Port Neches · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$81,637
-9% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$253,200
-39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
41.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Jefferson County): Port Neches'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 Neches, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,095/mo
Poverty Rate
13.1% +6% vs avg
Unemployment 7.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 26.1%
Work From Home 4.9%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 79.8%
African American 1%
Asian 3.1%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
33.7%
Short Sleep Duration
33.6%
High Blood Pressure
33.6%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
18.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.7%
Current Smoking
12.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.7%
Diabetes
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 63.8%
Annual Checkup 75.1%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10%
Coronary Heart Disease
6.1%
Stroke
3.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Port Neches?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Port Neches 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-NECHES · Port Neches

Port Neches: 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

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Port Neches, TX? ▼
Port Neches, TX has a population of 12,786 people, located in Jefferson County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Port Neches? ▼
The median household income in Port Neches, TX is $81,637 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13.1%.
What is the median home value in Port Neches? ▼
The median home value in Port Neches, TX is $253,200. Median rent is $1,095/month.
What are the top health concerns in Port Neches? ▼
The top health indicators in Port Neches include Obesity (33.7%), Short Sleep Duration (33.6%), High Blood Pressure (33.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Port Neches? ▼
The median age in Port Neches, TX is 41.1 years. 26.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (13.1% here).

Largo, FL 13.1% Decatur, AL 13.1% Cathedral City, CA 13.1% Wheaton, MD 13.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($81,637 here).

Bloomington, CA $81,640 Durham, NC $81,619 Allen Park, MI $81,655 Martinez, GA $81,602

Compare Port Neches with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Port Neches's profile

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

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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.