Lasara vs San Perlita

A side-by-side comparison of Lasara and San Perlita: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lasara has the higher population (1,208 vs 457 in San Perlita). San Perlita has the higher median household income ($71,250 vs $45,000 in Lasara). Lasara has the higher median home value ($58,000 vs $55,000 in San Perlita).

Population, income & housing

	Lasara	San Perlita
Population	1,208	457
Median age	31.4 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,000	$71,250
Median home value	$58,000	$55,000
Housing units	305	169
Homeownership rate	95.3%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.1%	15.1%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lasara	San Perlita
Population	853 → 1,208 (+41.6%)	730 → 457 (-37.4%)
Median household income	$25,909 → $45,000 (+73.7%)	$38,000 → $71,250 (+87.5%)
Median home value	$66,900 → $58,000 (-13.3%)	$37,300 → $55,000 (+47.5%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $590 (-4.7%)	—

Lasara

Population

8531,208

Median household income

$25,909$45,000

Median home value

$66,900$58,000

Median gross rent

$619$590

San Perlita

Population

730457

Median household income

$38,000$71,250

Median home value

$37,300$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lasara	San Perlita
Under 5	5.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	18.9%	11.6%
18 to 24	17.1%	16.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	19.9%
35 to 44	10.3%	4.8%
45 to 54	17.2%	17.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	11.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	8.5%
75 and over	5.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lasara	San Perlita
White (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	3.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	98.8%	96.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lasara	San Perlita
No high school diploma	41.1%	23.8%
High school graduate	27.0%	40.2%
Some college or associate's	13.8%	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lasara	San Perlita
Drove alone	76.4%	78.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.6%	7.3%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lasara	San Perlita
1-unit, detached	83.3%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	20.7%

Poverty & households

	Lasara	San Perlita
Poverty rate	16.0%	17.7%
Average household size	4.39	3.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	16
Median year structure built	1992	1975