Texas · Census place 58820
Port Arthur city, TX
Quick answer
Port Arthur city has 55,779 residents, ranking #68 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $45,752, the median home is worth $96,900 and median gross rent runs $996 a month.
- Population
- 55,779Port Arthur city residents
- Median household income
- $45,752Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $96,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $996Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Port Arthur city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Port Arthur city median would spend about 26.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.1% of residents and 57.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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