La Puerta

In Starr County, Texas.

Population: 718

La Puerta, a community in Starr County, Texas, has 718 residents.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Puerta's population grew 44.5% from 497 to 718.

The median gross rent is $680. 26.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 718
Median age: 17.8 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 200
Homeownership rate: 9.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 15.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

497718

Median home value

$65,000$88,000

Median gross rent

$581$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	497	$26,607	$65,000	—
2020	778	—	$66,800	$581
2021	669	—	$85,000	$628
2022	714	—	$88,000	$678
2023	718	—	—	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 516.7%

5 to 1734.0%

18 to 243.8%

25 to 3426.5%

35 to 445.2%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 741.7%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	120	16.7%
5 to 17	244	34.0%
18 to 24	27	3.8%
25 to 34	190	26.5%
35 to 44	37	5.2%
45 to 54	46	6.4%
55 to 64	42	5.8%
65 to 74	12	1.7%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	718	100.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma60.6%

High school graduate8.0%

Some college or associate's4.9%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	198	60.6%
High school graduate	26	8.0%
Some college or associate's	16	4.9%
Bachelor's degree	18	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	69	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone70.7%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means8.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	135	70.7%
Carpooled	26	13.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.8%
Other means	17	8.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	140	78.7%
15 to 29 min	38	21.3%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.59
Poverty rate: 43.3% (311 of 718)

	Count	Share
Family households	200	100.0%
Nonfamily households	0	0.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18	9.0%
Renter-occupied	182	91.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	200	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4841458
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.32 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.3468, -98.7506

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