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Port Arthur, TX vs Conroe, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Conroe, is 58% more than it is in Port Arthur and is 2% below the National Average.
- Port Arthur unemployment rate is 16.1%.
- Conroe unemployment rate is 7.5%.
 Port Arthur, TXConroe, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate16.1%7.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.0%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth14.2%72.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,557$34,843$37,638
 Household Income$42,933$67,863$69,021
 Family Median Income$49,864$82,455$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Port Arthur, TXConroe, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K21.6%5.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.6%3.5%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.8%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.1%8.4%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K9.1%9.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K10.5%6.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K7.7%10.8%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K9.5%13.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K9.0%15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.7%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K2.4%8.4%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Port Arthur, TXConroe, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.5%18.3%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.8%3.7%6.5%
 Community, social services1.2%1.8%1.8%
 Legal0.2%0.3%1.2%
 Education, library3.6%7.1%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.4%1.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.0%4.6%6.2%
 Healthcare support7.1%2.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.3%3.5%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving5.5%4.3%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.5%6.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.5%3.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support15.7%18.0%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry1.1%0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair18.9%10.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving17.8%14.4%13.1%
Reviews for Port Arthur    9 Reviews

Port arthur and surrounding areas CONS: hot and very humid summers cant go outside during summer hungry mosquitos chase you. Most pdople on the road especially with  More

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Over 9 years ago

Seattle, here we  More

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Over 10 years ago

I live in the Port Acres area of Port Arthur and I like the rural area very much. I do have to wonder what kind of hallucinogenic drugs he had used prior to writing his  More

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Reviews for Conroe    9 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Living in Conroe and driving to Houston for work is a death-defying feat. My steering wheel in my Honda still has grip marks from the sheer stress of the traffic  More

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Over 10 years ago

We have a very high quality of life here. We have lots of trees and privacy yet all the conveniences of The Woodlands only 5 minutes  More

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Over 15 years ago

Love it! Stay a  More

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