Port Lavaca

Population: 11,410
Median household income: $65,395
Median home value: $121,000

Located in Calhoun County, Texas, Port Lavaca is a community with a population of 11,410. Its median household income of $65,395 runs below the Calhoun County figure of $71,870.

From 2019 to 2023, Port Lavaca's population declined 6.1% from 12,147 to 11,410, while its median home value rose 13.5% from $106,600 to $121,000.

The median gross rent is $1,024. 13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,410
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $65,395
Median home value: $121,000
Median gross rent: $1,024
Housing units: 5,056
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,14711,410

Median household income

$57,748$65,395

Median home value

$106,600$121,000

Median gross rent

$679$1,024

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,147	$57,748	$106,600	$679
2020	12,015	$54,817	$102,900	$649
2021	11,654	$58,221	$108,500	$719
2022	11,545	$58,871	$114,700	$903
2023	11,410	$65,395	$121,000	$1,024

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	790	6.9%
5 to 17	2,085	18.3%
18 to 24	929	8.1%
25 to 34	1,994	17.5%
35 to 44	1,088	9.5%
45 to 54	1,018	8.9%
55 to 64	1,493	13.1%
65 to 74	956	8.4%
75 and over	1,057	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,612	22.9%
Black or African American	351	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,044	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	65	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,338	64.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.9%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,739	22.9%
High school graduate	2,801	36.8%
Some college or associate's	2,014	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	485	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	567	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.1%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,407	82.3%
Carpooled	662	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	272	5.1%
Other means	9	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,302	45.3%
15 to 29 min	1,995	39.2%
30 to 44 min	488	9.6%
45 to 59 min	118	2.3%
60+ min	182	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 11.4% (1,271 of 11,155)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,061	65.7%
Nonfamily households	1,597	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,658	92.1%
Vacant	398	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,374	72.4%
Renter-occupied	1,284	27.6%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,611	71.4%
1-unit, attached	139	2.7%
2 to 4 units	479	9.5%
5 to 19 units	107	2.1%
20 or more units	287	5.7%
Mobile home & other	433	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4858916
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 3.96 sq mi
Center point: 28.6180, -96.6283