Laureles vs Primera

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

Laureles and Primera are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Primera has the higher population (5,282 vs 3,505 in Laureles). Primera has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $45,640 in Laureles). Primera has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $140,800 in Laureles).

Population, income & housing

	Laureles	Primera
Population	3,505	5,282
Median age	27.9 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,640	$77,500
Median home value	$140,800	$147,200
Median gross rent	$794	$1,113
Housing units	1,162	1,805
Homeownership rate	87.8%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.0%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	11.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laureles	Primera
Population	4,529 → 3,505 (-22.6%)	4,872 → 5,282 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$30,466 → $45,640 (+49.8%)	$46,636 → $77,500 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$57,300 → $140,800 (+145.7%)	$89,300 → $147,200 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $794 (+20.3%)	$754 → $1,113 (+47.6%)

Laureles

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

Primera

Population

4,8725,282

Median household income

$46,636$77,500

Median home value

$89,300$147,200

Median gross rent

$754$1,113

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laureles	Primera
Under 5	7.4%	8.9%
5 to 17	28.4%	22.7%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.0%
35 to 44	17.7%	14.9%
45 to 54	8.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	9.1%	10.1%
65 to 74	5.8%	4.9%
75 and over	3.7%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laureles	Primera
White (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	14.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	97.1%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laureles	Primera
No high school diploma	45.6%	23.7%
High school graduate	28.4%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	17.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.2%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laureles	Primera
Drove alone	79.0%	87.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laureles	Primera
1-unit, detached	81.8%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.2%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Laureles	Primera
Poverty rate	27.2%	17.0%
Average household size	3.86	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1995	2001