La Porte

Population: 36,077
Median household income: $81,801
Median home value: $217,100

La Porte is a community in Harris County, Texas, home to 36,077 residents. Its median household income of $81,801 runs above the Harris County figure of $73,104.

From 2019 to 2023, La Porte's population grew 2.4% from 35,246 to 36,077, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $148,100 to $217,100.

The median gross rent is $1,327. 18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,077
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $81,801
Median home value: $217,100
Median gross rent: $1,327
Housing units: 13,737
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,24636,077

Median household income

$75,262$81,801

Median home value

$148,100$217,100

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,327

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,246	$75,262	$148,100	$1,075
2020	35,340	$75,810	$158,500	$1,124
2021	35,566	$78,665	$165,800	$1,192
2022	35,782	$79,193	$196,500	$1,263
2023	36,077	$81,801	$217,100	$1,327

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,486	6.9%
5 to 17	6,760	18.7%
18 to 24	2,808	7.8%
25 to 34	4,834	13.4%
35 to 44	5,034	14.0%
45 to 54	4,048	11.2%
55 to 64	5,291	14.7%
65 to 74	3,165	8.8%
75 and over	1,651	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,256	50.6%
Black or African American	2,732	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	489	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	344	1.0%
Two or more races	825	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,418	37.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's37.7%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,727	11.4%
High school graduate	7,799	32.5%
Some college or associate's	9,058	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	2,754	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,685	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,616	80.9%
Carpooled	1,701	10.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	85	0.5%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	1,265	7.5%
Other means	153	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,031	25.9%
15 to 29 min	6,372	41.0%
30 to 44 min	2,675	17.2%
45 to 59 min	1,177	7.6%
60+ min	1,301	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 12.3% (4,415 of 35,920)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,285	70.5%
Nonfamily households	3,879	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,164	95.8%
Vacant	573	4.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,491	72.1%
Renter-occupied	3,673	27.9%

1-unit, detached73.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,069	73.3%
1-unit, attached	532	3.9%
2 to 4 units	694	5.1%
5 to 19 units	827	6.0%
20 or more units	868	6.3%
Mobile home & other	747	5.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4841440
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 19 sq mi
Water area: 1.3 sq mi
Center point: 29.6674, -95.0491