Laguna Vista vs Port Isabel

A side-by-side comparison of Laguna Vista and Port Isabel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Port Isabel has the higher population (5,098 vs 3,605 in Laguna Vista). Laguna Vista has the higher median household income ($63,191 vs $50,775 in Port Isabel). Laguna Vista has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $120,900 in Port Isabel).

Population, income & housing

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
Population	3,605	5,098
Median age	58.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,191	$50,775
Median home value	$267,500	$120,900
Median gross rent	—	$843
Housing units	1,950	2,547
Homeownership rate	87.3%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.7%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
Population	3,157 → 3,605 (+14.2%)	6,292 → 5,098 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$52,813 → $63,191 (+19.7%)	$32,598 → $50,775 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$180,700 → $267,500 (+48.0%)	$108,500 → $120,900 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$916 → $868 (-5.2%)	$724 → $843 (+16.4%)

Laguna Vista

Population

3,1573,605

Median household income

$52,813$63,191

Median home value

$180,700$267,500

Median gross rent

$916$868

Port Isabel

Population

6,2925,098

Median household income

$32,598$50,775

Median home value

$108,500$120,900

Median gross rent

$724$843

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
Under 5	5.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	7.7%	19.6%
18 to 24	4.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.8%	9.9%
55 to 64	16.9%	12.5%
65 to 74	16.6%	11.7%
75 and over	20.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
White (non-Hispanic)	66.4%	14.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.5%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
No high school diploma	8.2%	20.2%
High school graduate	27.1%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	18.0%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
Drove alone	70.1%	80.7%
Carpooled	7.8%	14.4%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.6%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
1-unit, detached	62.6%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	12.8%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	9.9%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	8.9%
20 or more units	7.1%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Laguna Vista	Port Isabel
Poverty rate	18.6%	22.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	24	13
Median year structure built	2001	1983