La Porte City is home to 2,071 people in Iowa. 1% of people here were born outside the United States. The median age is 34.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $163,200.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,500, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Porte City
What changed most since 1990
Median age37.9 → 34.3(−3.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share99.5% → 94.7%(−4.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants71.3% → 77.9%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.2%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.3%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 122 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
La Porte City, decade by decade
La Porte City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,128
$57,513
$89,043
11.2%
1.2
2000
2,275
$68,385
$132,616
10.2%
2.6
2010
2,285
$70,073
$144,289
15.4%
7.1
2020
2,284
$69,508
$148,960
18.8%
8.5
2024
2,071
$70,500
$163,200
24.1%
12.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
