Port Neches, TX Housing Market & City Data

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12,655
Population Estimate
$165,613
Median Home Value
95.6%
Employment Rate
26.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$149
Median Listing Price$274,500
Median Days on Market58
Active Listings38
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)55
Avg Listing Price$330,907
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-5%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY17%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income47.5
Median Household Income$71,740
Median Individual Income$37,133
Home Ownership74.8%
Home Value$165,613
Median Rent$996
Rent Burden23.9%
Poverty10.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.6%
  • Highschool Education25.7%
  • Some College40.6%
  • Bachelors Degree16.3%
  • Graduate Degree9.8%
  • Total College or Above26.1%
  • Stem Degree39.1%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.1%
  • Female50.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married61.3%
  • Divorced11.1%
  • Never Married22.2%
  • Widowed5.4%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPort Neches
State IDTX
Population12,655

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.4%
19–2910.7%
30–3912.7%
40–4911.6%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.0%
60–6912.4%
70–797.9%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation60.1%
Unemployment Rate4.4%
Disabled11.9%

ETHNICITY

White88.3%
Black3.3%
Asian3.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.2%
Other1.3%
Multiple3.4%

OTHER

Hispanic11.2%
Limited English1.9%
Health Uninsured13.0%
Veteran9.4%

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