La Puerta is home to 582 people in Texas. The median age is 27.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 16% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 43%. The population has fallen 64% since 2000. 100% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Younger
median age 27.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Renter-heavy
16% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Puerta
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants83.4% → 16.5%(−66.9 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Poverty rate48.9% → 19.2%(−29.7 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Population1,636 → 582(−64%)US over the same years: +19%
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
Over time
La Puerta, decade by decade
La Puerta 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
1,636
$30,640
$53,192
0.0%
3.2
2010
632
$26,593
$91,637
0.0%
3.1
2020
638
–
$80,964
25.7%
2.7
2024
582
–
–
25.1%
0.0
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.
