La Porte is home to 36,730 people in Texas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Density works out to 1,974 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $234,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. The population is up 15% since 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $80,753, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Porte
What changed most since 1990
Hispanic share14.1% → 42.0%(+27.8 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
White share77.3% → 46.8%(−30.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.4% → 17.6%(+3.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)17.6%(279)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.3%(305)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era44.1%(698)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(44)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.9%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,583 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, decade by decade
La Porte 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
27,896
$100,162
$135,124
14.4%
47.2
2000
31,880
$101,667
$146,643
13.2%
56.8
2010
33,800
$95,697
$169,895
15.9%
66.4
2020
35,124
$91,885
$192,108
16.2%
73.5
2024
36,730
$80,753
$234,600
17.6%
74.9
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.
