La Homa

Population: 11,389
Median household income: $41,198
Median home value: $101,400

La Homa, a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, has 11,389 residents. Its median household income of $41,198 runs below the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, La Homa's population declined 10.5% from 12,729 to 11,389, while its median home value rose 51.6% from $66,900 to $101,400.

Owners occupy 83.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 27.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,389
Median age: 27.7 yrs
Median household income: $41,198
Median home value: $101,400
Median gross rent: $746
Housing units: 3,358
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,72911,389

Median household income

$31,563$41,198

Median home value

$66,900$101,400

Median gross rent

$669$746

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,729	$31,563	$66,900	$669
2020	11,066	$30,563	$71,800	$594
2021	11,924	$29,546	$76,500	$640
2022	10,661	$38,365	$87,300	$696
2023	11,389	$41,198	$101,400	$746

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1725.2%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 449.4%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 744.9%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,157	10.2%
5 to 17	2,871	25.2%
18 to 24	1,290	11.3%
25 to 34	1,682	14.8%
35 to 44	1,076	9.4%
45 to 54	1,262	11.1%
55 to 64	1,151	10.1%
65 to 74	558	4.9%
75 and over	342	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	135	1.2%
Black or African American	9	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	25	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.3%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,189	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma49.7%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's16.5%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,015	49.7%
High school graduate	1,598	26.3%
Some college or associate's	1,004	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	267	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	187	3.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,071	82.0%
Carpooled	527	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	70	1.9%
Other means	51	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,255	34.1%
15 to 29 min	1,247	33.9%
30 to 44 min	739	20.1%
45 to 59 min	287	7.8%
60+ min	148	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.69
Poverty rate: 31.5% (3,575 of 11,356)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,711	88.0%
Nonfamily households	369	12.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,080	91.7%
Vacant	278	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,570	83.4%
Renter-occupied	510	16.6%

1-unit, detached72.0%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units1.0%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,418	72.0%
1-unit, attached	15	0.4%
2 to 4 units	33	1.0%
5 to 19 units	222	6.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	670	20.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4840342
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.31 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.2796, -98.3575