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La Porte, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $220,467 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
La Porte:

$220,467
Texas:

$275,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $174,182 - $263,907

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $239,162
Here:

$239,162
State:

$369,058

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,594
Here:

$177,594
State:

$327,631

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $240,756
Here:

$240,756
State:

$413,944

Mobile homes: $31,549
Here:

$31,549
State:

$124,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $35,028
Here:

$35,028
State:

$73,921

Total population: 35,039 (Urban population: 31,307, Rural population: 592 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 13,963 (13,308 occupied: 9,709 owner occupied, 3,800 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

28%
State:

38%

Housing density: 737 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $261,038.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,136 (lower quartile is $874, upper quartile is $1,423)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,093


Median gross rent in La Porte, TX in 2022: $1,281

Housing units in La Porte with a mortgage: 5,002 (165 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 154 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 157

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $113,314

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $71,238

Median monthly housing costs: $1,230

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La Porte, Texas Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1984

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 36,196
  • Male householders: 6,132 (1,254 living alone), Female householders: 6,865 (1,849 living alone)
  • 6,867 spouses (6,822 opposite-sex spouses), 1,045 unmarried partners, (995 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,761 children (11,090 natural, 239 adopted, 430 stepchildren), 1,560 grandchildren, 189 brothers or sisters, 238 parents, 0 foster children, 666 other relatives, 765 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 102

Size of family households: 3,938 2-persons, 2,137 3-persons, 1,857 4-persons, 1,117 5-persons, 237 6-persons, 176 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,371 1-person, 537 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 43 4-persons.

4,973 married couples with children.
2,366 single-parent households (606 men, 1,760 women).

75.9% of residents of La Porte speak English at home.
20.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 58% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 3,510 (9.7%)
(53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.0
State:

6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Porte, Texas
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Porte, Texas
  • 71no bedroom
  • 1271 bedroom
  • 7712 bedrooms
  • 6,1843 bedrooms
  • 2,2114 bedrooms
  • 3455+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Porte, Texas
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Porte, Texas
  • 196no bedroom
  • 1,0891 bedroom
  • 1,1592 bedrooms
  • 1,0423 bedrooms
  • 1704 bedrooms
  • 1455+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in La Porte in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in La Porte in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 198no vehicle
  • 2,0091 vehicle
  • 4,1242 vehicles
  • 2,3233 vehicles
  • 7634 vehicles
  • 2925+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in La Porte in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in La Porte in renter-occupied apartments
  • 598no vehicle
  • 1,6801 vehicle
  • 1,1562 vehicles
  • 2803 vehicles
  • 704 vehicles
  • 175+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Porte, Texas
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Porte, Texas
  • 711 room
  • 372 rooms
  • 1243 rooms
  • 1,0694 rooms
  • 1,9915 rooms
  • 2,8056 rooms
  • 1,7357 rooms
  • 8368 rooms
  • 1,0409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Porte, Texas
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Porte, Texas
  • 1961 room
  • 1882 rooms
  • 9043 rooms
  • 6874 rooms
  • 6945 rooms
  • 7356 rooms
  • 1137 rooms
  • 718 rooms
  • 2139+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in La Porte, TX
  • La Porte, TX household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in La Porte, TX in 2022
  • 513Less than $10,000
  • 985$10,000 to $19,999
  • 820$20,000 to $29,999
  • 987$30,000 to $39,999
  • 932$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,002$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,313$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,758$75,000 to $99,999
  • 1,543$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,163$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,358$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,087$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in La Porte, TX

  • Distribution of house value in La Porte, TX in 2022
  • 485Less than $10,000
  • 18$10,000 to $14,999
  • 96$15,000 to $19,999
  • 128$20,000 to $24,999
  • 76$25,000 to $29,999
  • 86$30,000 to $34,999
  • 74$40,000 to $49,999
  • 78$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8$60,000 to $69,999
  • 55$70,000 to $79,999
  • 52$80,000 to $89,999
  • 38$90,000 to $99,999
  • 286$100,000 to $124,999
  • 393$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,225$150,000 to $174,999
  • 1,050$175,000 to $199,999
  • 2,313$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,498$250,000 to $299,999
  • 547$300,000 to $399,999
  • 216$400,000 to $499,999
  • 131$500,000 to $749,999
  • 30$750,000 to $999,999
  • 34$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 107$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 52$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in La Porte, TX

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in La Porte, TX in 2022
  • 23Less than $100
  • 13$100 to $149
  • 24$150 to $199
  • 84$200 to $249
  • 10$250 to $299
  • 33$350 to $399
  • 70$400 to $449
  • 77$500 to $549
  • 0$550 to $599
  • 37$650 to $699
  • 151$700 to $749
  • 173$750 to $799
  • 270$800 to $899
  • 322$900 to $999
  • 977$1,000 to $1,249
  • 693$1,250 to $1,499
  • 620$1,500 to $1,999
  • 54$2,000 to $2,499
  • 20$2,500 to $2,999
  • 190No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.0%
Number of people working at home: 1,469 (8.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 189
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,759
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,702
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,467
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,565
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,270
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 2,087
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 212
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 675
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 892
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 968
  • 90 or more minutes: 379
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - La Porte

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 15,594 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled: 1,233 (6.4%)
  • Taxi: 578 (3.0%)
  • Walked: 95 (0.5%)
  • Worked at home: 1,469 (7.7%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.5%Males
  • 3.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 3.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 3.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.2%Males
  • 6.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 4.8%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in La Porte, Texas
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in La Porte, Texas
  • 4092010 or later
  • 7152000 to 2009
  • 9181990 to 1999
  • 4951980 to 1989
  • 4121970 to 1979
  • 316Before 1970
Ancestries in La Porte, TX

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 1,745 (9.7%)
  • English: 1,121 (6.2%)
  • German: 936 (5.2%)
  • Irish: 642 (3.6%)
  • European: 366 (2.0%)
  • French: 139 (0.8%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 117 (0.6%)
  • Italian: 98 (0.5%)
  • British: 76 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 60 (0.3%)
  • Polish: 56 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 53 (0.3%)
  • Cajun: 48 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 35 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 31 (0.2%)
  • British West Indian: 29 (0.2%)
  • African: 27 (0.1%)
  • French Canadian: 21 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 20 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 16 (0.09%)
  • Jordanian: 15 (0.08%)
  • Iranian: 14 (0.08%)
  • Romanian: 13 (0.07%)
  • Slovak: 12 (0.07%)
  • Eastern European: 11 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Nigerian: 9 (0.05%)
  • Jamaican: 7 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 6 (0.03%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.03%)
  • Greek: 5 (0.03%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
La Porte:

63.2% (2,220)
Texas:

48.4% (2,411,723)

Other Caribbean
La Porte:

6.6% (233)
Texas:

0.1% (3,790)

Vietnam
La Porte:

5.2% (181)
Texas:

3.7% (184,770)

India
La Porte:

4.5% (159)
Texas:

6.1% (306,347)

El Salvador
La Porte:

2.9% (102)
Texas:

4.5% (224,455)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
La Porte:

2.9% (101)
Texas:

2.3% (115,558)

England
La Porte:

2.2% (78)
Texas:

0.4% (20,885)

Cuba
La Porte:

1.9% (65)
Texas:

1.3% (62,978)

Dominica
La Porte:

1.6% (55)
Texas:

0.0% (2,295)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 24,420
  • Other state: 7,793
  • Northeast: 662
  • Midwest: 2,129
  • South: 3,153
  • West: 1,896

87.8% of La Porte residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49.7% lived in Texas.


La Porte:

87.8%
State average:

85.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 347
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 166
  • 7th and 8th grade: 83
  • 9th grade: 217
  • 10th grade: 195
  • 11th grade: 178
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 468
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,925
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,395
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,913
  • Associate degree: 895
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,051
  • Master's degree: 450
  • Professional school degree: 100
  • Doctorate degree: 73
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 131
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 14
  • 5th and 6th grade: 69
  • 7th and 8th grade: 63
  • 9th grade: 209
  • 10th grade: 163
  • 11th grade: 91
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 261
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,451
  • Less than 1 year of college: 978
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,219
  • Associate degree: 1,437
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,587
  • Master's degree: 692
  • Professional school degree: 39
  • Doctorate degree: 109
Educational Attainment for Females
La Porte marital status for males
La Porte marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 10,301
  • One, attached: 512
  • Two: 125
  • 3 or 4: 429
  • 5 to 9: 198
  • 10 to 19: 647
  • 20 to 49: 230
  • 50 or more: 690
  • Mobile homes: 772
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,857

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in La Porte
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in La Porte, TX
  • 58.0%Utility gas
  • 39.9%Electricity
  • 1.1%Other fuel
  • 0.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Solar energy
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in La Porte, TX
  • 70.9%Electricity
  • 26.2%Utility gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 184
Here:

4.5%
Texas:

8.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 73
Here:

4.3%
Texas:

8.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 390
Here:

23.4%
Texas:

16.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability