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Population 620: a town settled in 1910.
Port O'Connor’s average trip to work is 13 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 643 in Texas we compare has a higher median age than Port O'Connor. Port O'Connor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
1,253 counted in 2010 and 954 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Census counts: 1,031 in 1980, 954 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1943 and 2 maps from 1952 on.
Port O'Connor is unincorporated, so Calhoun County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Port O'Connor.
42% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Port O'Connor.
Somewhere between 48% and 74% women
The Census survey reached too few of Port O'Connor’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±12.9 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Port O'Connor | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.3% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 59.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 1.5% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.6% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.2% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.8% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
The public schools here belong to Calhoun County ISD. Its one school is below. 64 students attend Port O'Connor’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port O Connor SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 64 | A |
NCES · EDFacts
Households in Port O'Connor have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2017. Expected losses in Port O'Connor break down as 54% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The top destinations are Houston (10%), Port Lavaca (10%) and Victoria (8%). Only 6% of working residents stay in Port O'Connor for work; the rest commute out. Half the trips to work are shorter than 46 miles.
| Port O'Connor | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 0.2% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Values rose 3% in the 12 months to September 2026. Among households in Port O'Connor, 100% are owner-occupiers. In Port O'Connor, the typical sale closed at 93.6% of the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
For adults in Port O'Connor, the share who have high blood pressure is 45%. Of 31 CDC measures, Port O'Connor beats the Texas average on 10 and trails it on 9. In Port O'Connor, 16% of adults have diabetes, and 14% binge drink. Among 642 Texas towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Port O'Connor.
| Port O'Connor | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Port O'Connor | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.8% | 16.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 10.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.3 miles of trail. Port O'Connor’s concentration of trails stands at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Port O'Connor | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Port O'Connor; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Port O'Connor residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Port O'Connor is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Calhoun County, Texas, United States, near the Gulf coastline between Galveston and Corpus Christi. As of the 2020 census, Port O'Connor had a population of 954. It is part of the Victoria, Texas metropolitan statistical area.
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Port O'Connor has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.