Sell your house in Port Arthur: 55,804 residents, a principal city, Central in Jefferson County
Cash Home Advisors buys houses in Port Arthur. The Census estimate for July 1, 2025 is 55,804 residents. Most of that population is in Jefferson County, labeled Central in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro. Port Arthur is a principal city of the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro. Sell as-is, with no repairs. We pay all closing costs and can close in 7–14 days. No agent commissions. The offer is free, with no obligation, and a real person calls you back.
The city and the county
The Census name for this place is Port Arthur city. It is an incorporated city. The resident population estimate for July 1, 2025 is 55,804 (column POPESTIMATE2025, level 162, file sub-est2025_48.csv; the file layout dates that column July 1, 2025).
The place crosses more than one county. The July 1, 2025 parts (level 157) are:
- Jefferson County: 55,719 residents in that part of the place (level 157). The July 2023 delineation labels it Central in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- Orange County: 85 residents in that part of the place (level 157). The July 2023 delineation labels it Outlying in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
Most of that estimate, 55,719 residents, is in Jefferson County. That county is labeled Central in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (CBSA 13140).
OMB Bulletin 23-01 names Port Arthur as a principal city of Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
Among the 9 incorporated places whose largest population share is in Jefferson County, Port Arthur ranks 2 by the July 1, 2025 estimate.
The next smaller place is Nederland city, with 18,108.
The counties in this metropolitan area in the July 2023 delineation file are: Hardin County, Texas, labeled Outlying; Jefferson County, Texas, labeled Central; Orange County, Texas, labeled Outlying.
The principal cities Bulletin 23-01 names for Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX are: Beaumont, Port Arthur. Source: list 2, July 2023 and Bulletin 23-01.
The Jefferson County appraisal-district record is on the Texas Comptroller county directory. That section says Last Updated: 04/14/2024. It names Angela Bellard as chief appraiser. The phone on that record is 409-840-9944. That is not Cash Home Advisors' phone. The record links to http://www.jcad.org/.
The Orange County appraisal-district record is on the Texas Comptroller county directory. That section says Last Updated: 01/29/2025. It names Mr. Scott Overton as chief appraiser. The phone on that record is 409-745-4777. That is not Cash Home Advisors' phone. The record links to http://www.orangecad.net/.
The same facts in Spanish are on compramoscasastx.com.
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