Lamar State College-Port Arthur's Living Circumstances

Port Arthur Independent School District Overview

Lamar State College-Port Arthur located in Port Arthur Independent School District area. A total of 18,890 households are located in Port Arthur Independent School District area. Among them, 6,620 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.55 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 19,075 and 13,229 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

15.28% (7,996) of residents are non-citizens and 37.62% (19,688) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Port Arthur Independent School District, Texas
Household	18,890
Population	52,335
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	6,620 (35.04%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	19,075
Total Students	13,229
Pre-Kindergarten	573
Kindergarten	888
Grade 1-8	6,884
Grade 9-12	3,066
College/Graduate School	1,818
Veterans	38,300
Non-citizen	7,996
Non-English Home Language	19,688
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

39,753 residents are over the age of 16 and 21,328 people are in labor force. Among them, 21,299 people are in civilian labor force and 29 are in armed labor force. 19,505 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.40%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Port Arthur Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,142	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	17,127	89.47%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,345	7.03%
Public transportation	215	1.12%
Walked	82	0.43%
Other method	183	0.96%
Worked from home	190	0.99%
Average Commute Time	24 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,505	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,367	17.26%
Service	4,472	22.93%
Sales and office	3,353	17.19%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,499	23.07%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,814	19.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,505	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	274	1.40%
Construction	4,385	22.48%
Manufacturing	2,035	10.43%
Wholesale trade	400	2.05%
Retail trade	2,368	12.14%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	957	4.91%
Information	131	0.67%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	648	3.32%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,319	6.76%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,593	18.42%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,675	8.59%
Other services, except public administration	933	4.78%
Public administration	787	4.03%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	19,505	-
Private wage and salary workers	16,748	85.87%
Government workers	2,046	10.49%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	670	3.44%
Unpaid family workers	41	0.21%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $50,205 for the 18,890 households in Port Arthur Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $26,859. 36,923 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 70.45%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,890	-
Less than $10,000	2,706	14.33%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,420	7.52%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,461	13.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,542	13.46%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,771	14.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,995	15.85%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,592	8.43%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,690	8.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	404	2.14%
More than $200,000	309	1.64%
Median Household Income	$36,706	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$50,205	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	12,142	-
Less than $10,000	1,315	10.83%
$10,000 - $14,999	531	4.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,390	11.45%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,597	13.15%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,050	16.88%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,114	17.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,139	9.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,436	11.83%
$150,000 - $199,999	346	2.85%
More than $200,000	224	1.84%

Median Family Income	$43,567	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$56,823	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$26,859	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,805	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,805	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	52,411	-
With health insurance coverage	36,923	70.45%
Public coverage	20,059	38.27%
Private health insurance	20,447	39.01%
Without health insurance coverage	15,488	29.55%

Housing

There are 23,744 housing units in Port Arthur Independent School District area, Texas with 18,890 units (79.56%) occupied. 11,388 houses (60.29%) are occupied by owner and 7,502 houses (39.71%) are rented. The average housing value is $64,500 and the average rental cost is $830. 656 houses (2.76%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,672 houses (15.46%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,744	-
Occupied	18,890	79.56%
Owner Occupied	11,388	60.29%
Renter Occupied	7,502	39.71%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	17,959	75.64%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	195	0.82%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	5,369	22.61%
Mobile Homes	221	0.93%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,744	-
Built 2014 or later	656	2.76%
Built 2010 - 2013	966	4.07%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,307	9.72%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,732	7.29%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,177	9.17%
Built 1970 - 1979	3,552	14.96%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,542	19.13%
Built 1950 - 1959	4,140	17.44%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,672	15.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,744	-
1 room	328	1.38%
2 rooms	274	1.15%
3 rooms	2,061	8.68%
4 rooms	4,948	20.84%
5 rooms	6,659	28.04%
6 rooms	5,472	23.05%
7 rooms	2,119	8.92%
8 rooms	1,000	4.21%
9 rooms or more	883	3.72%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	23,744	-
no bedroom	363	1.53%
1 bedroom	2,601	10.95%
2 bedrooms	7,716	32.50%
3 bedrooms	10,822	45.58%
4 bedrooms	1,927	8.12%
5 bedrooms or more	315	1.33%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	11,388	-
Less than $50,000	3,999	35.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	4,313	37.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,485	13.04%
$150,000 - $199,999	573	5.03%
$200,000 - $299,999	579	5.08%
$300,000 - $499,999	252	2.21%
$500,000 - $999,999	183	1.61%
$1,000,000 or more	4	0.04%
Median House Value	$64,500	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	6,928	-
Less than $500	1,595	23.02%
$500 - $999	3,275	47.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	2,000	28.87%
$1,500 - $1,999	21	0.30%
$2,000 - $2,499	11	0.16%
$2,500 - $2,999	10	0.14%
$3,000 or more	16	0.23%
Median Rental Costs	$830	-

Demographic

A total of 52,898 people lives in Port Arthur Independent School District area, Texas with 25,546 male and 27,352 female. The males to female ratio is 48.29 to 51.71. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	52,898	-
Male	25,546	48.29%
Female	27,352	51.71%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,898	-
Under 5 years	3,542	6.70%
5 - 9 years	4,527	8.56%
10 - 14 years	4,389	8.30%
15 - 19 years	3,663	6.92%
20 - 24 years	4,043	7.64%
25 - 34 years	6,974	13.18%
35 - 44 years	6,335	11.98%
45 - 54 years	6,152	11.63%
55 - 59 years	3,312	6.26%
60 - 64 years	3,236	6.12%
65 - 74 years	3,481	6.58%
75 - 84 years	2,213	4.18%
85 years and older	1,031	1.95%
Median Age	34.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	52,898	-
One Race	52,215	98.71%
White	26,813	50.69%
Black or African American	20,838	39.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native	245	0.46%
Asian	2,989	5.65%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	11	0.02%
Other	1,319	2.49%

Two or more races	683	1.29%
White and Black or African American	264	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	81	0.15%
White and Asian	78	0.15%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%