ZIP 77642 · Port Arthur
Who lives in ZIP code 77642 (Port Arthur, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Port Arthur, TX · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People38,358
Median age32.3
Household income$42,950
Home value$115,058
Median rent$948/mo
Poverty31.8%
College degree+11.6%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 751 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 14,306
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.1% are 65 or older; 70.0% are adults.
Household income
19.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,196.
Education (adults 25+)
42.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
42.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.39
- Dual-income families
- 32.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.0%
- Rent burden
- 50.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.8%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.0%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 32.3%
- Limited English
- 11.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.