Port Arthur is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 55,799 people and 21 associated neighborhoods, Port Arthur is the 67th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Port Arthur is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Arthur is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Arthur who work in sales jobs (10.10%), office and administrative support (7.86%), and healthcare suport services (6.76%). The percentage of people in Port Arthur with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.76% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Port Arthur in 2022 was $26,496, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,984 for a family of four. However, Port Arthur contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Port Arthur is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Arthur home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Arthur residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Port Arthur also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.45% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Arthur include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian. Port Arthur also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.31%. The most common language spoken in Port Arthur is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
