CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Porte

Texas · 27,896 residents · 18.6 sq mi

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La Porte is a city of 27,896 people in Texas. That is roughly 54% ahead of the Texas median. The typical home is worth $56,300. Median household income runs $41,733, well clear of the $30,130 US median. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,896

−12%vs 2000

vs 31,880 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

18.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(2,557)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(2,553)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,574)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(2,271)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(1,553)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.4%(5,404)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418%(5,021)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(2,729)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(1,749)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.3%(920)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.6%(433)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(132)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$41,733

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,810 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,349

−32%vs 2000

vs $21,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $80,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$465

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $625 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.9%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

29.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic70.7%(22,529)

Black6.1%(1,941)

Hispanic / Latino20.5%(6,520)

Asian1.1%(344)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(23,896)

Black7%(1,966)

Hispanic / Latino14.1%(3,943)

Asian1%(272)

Other6.3%(1,762)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican36%(13,214)

Central American1.7%(610)

Spaniard1%(370)

Puerto Rican0.9%(326)

Salvadoran0.7%(247)

Honduran0.6%(220)

South American0.5%(187)

Guatemalan0.3%(114)

Cuban0.3%(93)

Venezuelan0.2%(68)

Chilean0.2%(61)

Argentine0.2%(58)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(227)

Korean0.4%(135)

Vietnamese0.3%(110)

Chinese0.3%(96)

Indonesian0.1%(48)

Cambodian0%(17)

Filipino0%(12)

Thai0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

German8.8%(3,245)

English8.1%(2,978)

Irish6.1%(2,229)

American5.4%(1,990)

Italian1.7%(627)

Dutch1.3%(472)

West Indian1.1%(411)

Scottish0.9%(314)

French0.8%(301)

Czech0.5%(181)

Norwegian0.5%(176)

Polish0.4%(133)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(129)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(107)

Danish0.3%(99)

Welsh0.3%(93)

Romanian0.2%(88)

Subsaharan African0.2%(65)

Arab0.2%(61)

Lebanese0.2%(61)

Swedish0.2%(56)

Ukrainian0.1%(50)

French Canadian0.1%(45)

Haitian0.1%(33)

Russian0.1%(31)

Greek0.1%(20)

Portuguese0%(18)

Brazilian0%(15)

Slovene0%(14)

Slovak0%(11)

Croatian0%(9)

Hungarian0%(9)

Finnish0%(7)

Jamaican0%(7)

Iranian0%(6)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(5)

Austrian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.6%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 16.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(4,338)

Married55%(7,442)

Widowed2.8%(378)

Divorced10.2%(1,380)

Women 15+

Never married27.2%(4,156)

Married49.2%(7,504)

Widowed8.3%(1,272)

Divorced15.3%(2,330)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.9%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 19.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 58.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 66.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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