Editing Port Arthur, Texas (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1900= 900
|1910= 7663
|1920= 22251
|1930= 50902
|1940= 46140
|1950= 57530
|1960= 66676
|1970= 57371
|1980= 61251
|1990= 58724
|2000= 57755
|2010= 53818
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
|2020=56039}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Port Arthur racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4858820&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|9,259
|16.52%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|21,046
|37.56%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|105
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|3,272
|5.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|14
|0.02%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|191
|0.34%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|987
|1.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|21,165
|37.77%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''56,039'''
|
|}
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]],<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=22 July 2017}}</ref> 53,818 people, 20,183 households, and 13,191 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|654.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 23,577 housing units averaged 284.4 per square mile (109.8/km{{sup|2}}). At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population increased to 56,039.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 41.7% African American, 37.9% White, 1.2% Native American, 6.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 15.3% from other races in 2010. Hispanics or Latino Americans of any race were 29.6% of the population. In 2019, the [[American Community Survey]] estimated 18.7% of the population was non-Hispanic white, 38.1% Black and African American, 0.2% Native American, 7.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.2% some other race, and 34.5% Hispanic or Latino American of any race.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2019 ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Port%20Arthur%20city,%20Texas%20population&tid=ACSDP5Y2019.DP05|access-date=2022-02-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 20,183 households in 2010, 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were not families; 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.31. In the city, the population was distributed as 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

From 2014 to 2019, the median household income was $36,557; families had a median income of $44,115; married families $56,304; and non-family households $24,280. Among the population, 27.2% lived at or below the poverty line, against the state's 13.6% impoverished population from 2014 to 2019 census estimates. In contrast, the nearby city of [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]] had a poverty rate of 16.7%, down from 17.6%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Geography Profile: Beaumont city, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4807000|access-date=2022-02-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>