Port Neches is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 13,709 people and three associated neighborhoods, Port Neches is the 205th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, Port Neches isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Port Neches are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Port Neches is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Port Neches who work in office and administrative support (11.51%), sales jobs (11.20%), and teaching (10.60%). Also of interest is that Port Neches has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. As is often the case in a small city, Port Neches doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Port Neches who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults in Port Neches have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Port Neches in 2022 was $45,472, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,888 for a family of four. However, Port Neches contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Port Neches is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Port Neches home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Port Neches residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Port Neches also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Port Neches include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Port Neches is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
