Magnolia Beach vs Port Lavaca

A side-by-side comparison of Magnolia Beach and Port Lavaca: population, income, housing, and more.

Magnolia Beach and Port Lavaca are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Port Lavaca has the higher population (11,410 vs 62 in Magnolia Beach). Magnolia Beach has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $121,000 in Port Lavaca). Since 2019, Port Lavaca's population has grown faster (-6.1% vs -16.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
Population	62	11,410
Median age	73.9 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,395
Median home value	$191,700	$121,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,024
Housing units	143	5,056
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.6%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
Population	74 → 62 (-16.2%)	12,147 → 11,410 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$176,375 → $190,880 (+8.2%)	$57,748 → $65,395 (+13.2%)
Median home value	$266,200 → $191,700 (-28.0%)	$106,600 → $121,000 (+13.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$679 → $1,024 (+50.8%)

Magnolia Beach

Population

7462

Median household income

$176,375$190,880

Median home value

$266,200$191,700

Port Lavaca

Population

12,14711,410

Median household income

$57,748$65,395

Median home value

$106,600$121,000

Median gross rent

$679$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	8.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.1%
65 to 74	62.9%	8.4%
75 and over	37.1%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
White (non-Hispanic)	74.2%	22.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	9.7%	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.1%	64.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
No high school diploma	9.7%	22.9%
High school graduate	0.0%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	51.6%	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
Drove alone	66.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	33.3%	12.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
1-unit, detached	69.2%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	11.9%	9.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	18.9%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Magnolia Beach	Port Lavaca
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.4%
Average household size	2.07	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	2012	1972