La Paloma is home to 2,797 people in Texas. This skews young, with a median age of 27.3. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 2,443 people. Owners hold 84% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $82,400, having more than tripled since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,840, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 27.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 136%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Paloma
What changed most since 2000
Population354 → 2,797(+690%)US over the same years: +19%
Poverty rate65.2% → 24.8%(−40.4 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$22,155 → $59,840(+170%)US over the same years: +6%
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)92%(69)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era8%(6)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 75 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 Paloma, decade by decade
La Paloma 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
2000
354
$22,155
$34,976
0.0%
18.6
2010
2,903
$49,694
$99,837
6.0%
4.3
2020
3,218
$83,889
$85,085
12.3%
4.0
2024
2,797
$59,840
$82,400
21.0%
2.0
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.
