Laureles vs Port Isabel

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

Laureles 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 3,505 in Laureles). Port Isabel has the higher median household income ($50,775 vs $45,640 in Laureles). Laureles has the higher median home value ($140,800 vs $120,900 in Port Isabel).

Population, income & housing

	Laureles	Port Isabel
Population	3,505	5,098
Median age	27.9 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,640	$50,775
Median home value	$140,800	$120,900
Median gross rent	$794	$843
Housing units	1,162	2,547
Homeownership rate	87.8%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laureles	Port Isabel
Population	4,529 → 3,505 (-22.6%)	6,292 → 5,098 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$30,466 → $45,640 (+49.8%)	$32,598 → $50,775 (+55.8%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $140,800 (+145.7%)	$108,500 → $120,900 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $794 (+20.3%)	$724 → $843 (+16.4%)

Laureles

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

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)

	Laureles	Port Isabel
Under 5	7.4%	4.9%
5 to 17	28.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	9.5%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.5%	12.8%
35 to 44	17.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	9.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	5.8%	11.7%
75 and over	3.7%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laureles	Port Isabel
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	14.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	97.1%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laureles	Port Isabel
No high school diploma	45.6%	20.2%
High school graduate	28.4%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	3.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laureles	Port Isabel
Drove alone	79.0%	80.7%
Carpooled	12.5%	14.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	1.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laureles	Port Isabel
1-unit, detached	81.8%	43.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	24.7%

Poverty & households

	Laureles	Port Isabel
Poverty rate	27.2%	22.3%
Average household size	3.86	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	22	13
Median year structure built	1995	1983