Port Isabel vs Primera

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

Port Isabel 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 5,098 in Port Isabel). Primera has the higher median household income ($77,500 vs $50,775 in Port Isabel). Primera has the higher median home value ($147,200 vs $120,900 in Port Isabel).

Population, income & housing

	Port Isabel	Primera
Population	5,098	5,282
Median age	38.8 yrs	31.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,775	$77,500
Median home value	$120,900	$147,200
Median gross rent	$843	$1,113
Housing units	2,547	1,805
Homeownership rate	68.6%	70.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.6%	22.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Isabel	Primera
Population	6,292 → 5,098 (-19.0%)	4,872 → 5,282 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$32,598 → $50,775 (+55.8%)	$46,636 → $77,500 (+66.2%)
Median home value	$108,500 → $120,900 (+11.4%)	$89,300 → $147,200 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $843 (+16.4%)	$754 → $1,113 (+47.6%)

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

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)

	Port Isabel	Primera
Under 5	4.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	19.6%	22.7%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.8%	15.0%
35 to 44	13.0%	14.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	10.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	4.9%
75 and over	6.6%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Isabel	Primera
White (non-Hispanic)	14.1%	14.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	84.7%	84.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Isabel	Primera
No high school diploma	20.2%	23.7%
High school graduate	43.2%	23.8%
Some college or associate's	21.0%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Isabel	Primera
Drove alone	80.7%	87.9%
Carpooled	14.4%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	7.0%
Other means	2.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Isabel	Primera
1-unit, detached	43.1%	69.8%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	14.8%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	8.9%	8.1%
20 or more units	7.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.7%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Port Isabel	Primera
Poverty rate	22.3%	17.0%
Average household size	2.71	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	13	19
Median year structure built	1983	2001