Census Information
Selected 2010 Census Data
Port Arthur's population declined from the 2000 census which reported 57,755 people to the 2010 figure of 53,818. For a complete representation of census data visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
Age
Median Age | 35.3 years old |
Race
Black or African American | 40.7% |
White | 36.1% |
Some Other Race | 14.1% |
Asian | 5.9% |
Two or More Races | 2.4% |
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races
Black or African American | 41.7% |
White | 37.9% |
Asian | 6.3% |
American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Some other Race | 15.3% |
Hispanic or Latino and Race
Hispanic or Latino | 29.6% |
White alone | 13.3% |
Black or African American alone | 0.4% |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 0.4% |
Asian alone | 0.1% |
Some other Race alone | 14.0% |
Two or More Races | 1.4% |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 70.4% |
White alone | 22.8% |
Black or African American alone | 40.3% |
American Indian or Alaska Native alone | 0.3% |
Asian alone | 5.8% |
Some other Race alone | 0.1% |
Two or More Races | 1.0% |
Households by Type
Total Households | 20,183 |
Family Households | 65.4% |
with own children under 18 years | 30.2% |
Husband-wife family | 39.2% |
with own children under 18 years | 17.1% |
Male Householder, no wife present | 6.3% |
with own children under 18 years | 2.6% |
Female Householder, no husband present | 19.8% |
with own children under 18 years | 10.5% |
Nonfamily Households | 34.6% |
Householder living alone | 30.1% |
Male | 14.3% |
65 years and over | 3.6% |
Female | 15.8% |
65 years and over | 7.5% |
Households with individuals under 18 years | 36.1% |
Households with individuals 65 years and over | 26.6% |
Average household size | 2.63 |
Average family size | 3.31 |