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 |