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| Port Arthur |
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| Population 2000: | 57,755 |
| Population 2002: | 56,885 |
| Area codes: | 409 |
| Land area: | 82.9 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 12.4% (8.5% Latin America, 3.6% Asia) |
| County: | Jefferson |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (22.0%), Manufacturing (13.1%), Retail trade (12.6%). |
| Population growth: | -870 (-1.51%) |
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| Races |
| Black: | 43.7% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 31.8% |
| Hispanic: | 17.5% |
| Other race: | 8.9% |
| Vietnamese: | 4.8% |
| Two or more races: | 2.1% |
| American Indian: | 0.8% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 47.5% |
| Never married: | 27.8% |
| Divorced: | 11.9% |
| Widowed: | 9.2% |
| Separated: | 3.5% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $35,900 |
| Household income: | $26,455 |
| Resident age: | 34.6 years |
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| Port Arthur Compared to Texas State Average |
| Number of college students: | below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 69.7% |
| Unemployed: | 13.3% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 9.3% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 2.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 burglaries: | 866 (1435.5 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 409.4 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 292 (484.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 178 (295.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 170 (281.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 14 (23.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 6 (9.9 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,357 (2249.4 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| French: | 5.9% |
| German: | 4.2% |
| Irish: | 4.0% |
| United States: | 3.9% |
| English: | 3.2% |
| French Canadian: | 2.6% |