La Porte, TX Demographic Data
La Porte, TX Summary
La Porte is located in Harris County in Texas
- Population: 34,170
- Area: 20.02 sq. miles
- Land Area: 18.63 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.38 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,707.21 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Porte, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
17,024
49%
50.8
Male
17,898
51%
49.2
Total Population
34,922
323,128,000
La Porte, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,959
5.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,403
6.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,345
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,571
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,410
6.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,328
12.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,301
15.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,232
15.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,462
7.0%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,457
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,288
6.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
890
2.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
276
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
26,490
75.9%
77.2
Female
12,837
48.5%
51.3
Male
13,653
51.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
24,969
71.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,935
14.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,454
9.9%
15.2
Female
1,815
52.5%
55.8
Male
1,639
47.5%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
La Porte, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
33,585
96.2%
96.8
White
29,063
83.2%
72.6
Black or African American
1,700
4.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
380
1.1%
0.8
Asian
371
1.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
166
0.5%
1.2
Chinese
7
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
109
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
41
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
33
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
2,071
5.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,337
3.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
11,083
31.7%
17.8
Mexican
8,722
25.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
137
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
125
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,099
6.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,839
68.3%
82.2
La Porte, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
931
4.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,721
7.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
7,255
31.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
7,302
31.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,093
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,691
11.6%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,241
5.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,652
11.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
20,582
88.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,932
16.9%
31.2
La Porte, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
7,670
27.2%
33.7%
Now Married
14,898
52.8%
47.5
Divorced
3,909
13.9%
11.0%
Separated
651
2.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,087
3.9
5.8%
La Porte, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
25,177
76.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
7,786
23.6%
21.6%
Spanish
7,122
21.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
226
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
185
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
253
0.8%
1.1%
La Porte, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
579
4.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
489
3.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
813
6.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
904
7.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,335
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,628
21.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,767
14.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
2,692
21.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
883
7.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
398
3.2%
6.4
Median household income
70,681
57,617
Per capita income
30,127
31,128
La Porte, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
260
1.5%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,286
7.2%
9.8
Construction
2,046
11.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,226
18.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
568
3.2%
6.6
Information
174
1.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
2,877
16.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,133
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,379
13.3%
11.4
Public administration
595
3.3%
4.6
Retail trade
1,498
8.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,105
6.2%
5.2
Wholesale trade
765
4.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,681
15.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,883
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,945
16.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,155
23.2%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,248
12.6%
18.1%
La Porte, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,484
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,149
86.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,546
8.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
47
0.3%
5.1
Walked
205
1.2%
2.7
Other means
272
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
265
1.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.2
26.6
La Porte, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
458
3.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,488
27.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,103
40.9%
37.1
3 or more
3,439
27.5%
21.0
La Porte, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
12,488
94.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,036
72.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,452
27.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
732
5.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.8
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.5
La Porte, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,220
1 room
150
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
196
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
654
4.9%
9.1
4 rooms
1,534
11.6%
16.5
5 rooms
3,610
27.3%
19.8
6 rooms
3,520
26.6%
17.8
7 rooms
1,623
12.3%
12.0
8 rooms
1,034
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
899
6.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
La Porte, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,220
1-unit, detached
10,116
76.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
386
2.9%
5.9
2-units
116
0.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
431
3.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
528
4.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
348
2.6%
4.4
20 or more units
687
5.2%
9.0
Mobile home
582
4.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
26
0.2%
0.1
La Porte, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
224
1.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
361
2.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
939
7.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,487
11.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,827
21.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,007
22.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
2,201
16.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,982
15.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
173
1.3%
2.8%
2014 or later
19
0.1%
1.4%
La Porte, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
6,622
53.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
90
0.7%
4.7
Electricity
5,726
45.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
16
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
7
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
27
0.2%
1.1
La Porte, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,588
47295100.0
Less than $500
21
0.4%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
22
0.4%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
49
0.9%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
445
8.0%
11.8%
$500 to $999
895
16.0%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,830
32.7%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,326
41.6%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
3,217
57.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
735
13.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
517
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
310
5.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
794
14.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
15
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,318
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $500
246
7.4%
10.7%
$1,500 to $1,999
347
10.5%
11.9%
$500 to $999
1,246
37.6%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,479
44.6%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
134
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,037
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
445
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
603
18.2%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
396
12.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
348
10.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
206
6.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,313
39.7%
40.7%
Not Computed
141
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,036
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
673
7.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,588
17.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,864
42.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
1,802
19.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
837
9.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
160
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
57
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
55
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
126,500
205,000
