La Joya, TX

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2023 Population

4,613

1.94% 1-year growth

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

27.1%

9.26% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$109,600

8.84% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, La Joya, TX had a population of 4.61k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of La Joya, TX grew from 4,525 to 4,613, a 1.94% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in La Joya, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.6% of the residents in La Joya, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in La Joya, TX are UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya (44 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in La Joya, TX was $109,600, and the homeownership rate was 52.6%.

Most people in La Joya, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in La Joya, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

La Joya, TX is home to a population of 4.61k people, from which 85.6% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of La Joya, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in La Joya, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.6%

2023 Citizenship

84.4%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.6% of La Joya, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in La Joya, TX was 84.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Joya, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
30 ± 43
Gulf War (2001-)
0 ± 26
Gulf War (1990s)
0 ± 21

La Joya, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, Infinityk times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of La Joya, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in La Joya, TX are Educational Services (490 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (240 people), and Construction (208 people), and the highest paying industries are Construction ($80,179), Educational Services ($61,061), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,733).

Employment

Occupations

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From N/A to N/A, employment in La Joya, TX stayed at a rate of NaNk%, from N/A employees to N/A employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Joya, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (268 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (192 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (178 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Joya, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Joya, TX, are Educational Services (490 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (240 people), and Construction (208 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Joya, TX, though some of these residents may live in La Joya, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,203), Construction ($80,580), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,193).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,165), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($51,633), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($29,516).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in La Joya, TX awarded 44 degrees. The student population of La Joya, TX in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in La Joya, TX are Hispanic or Latino (44 and 100%), followed by Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (0 and 0%), Unknown (0 and 0%), and American Indian or Alaska Native (0 and 0%).

The largest universities in La Joya, TX by number of degrees awarded are UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya (44 and 100%).

The most popular majors in La Joya, TX are General Cosmetology (20 and 45.5%), Nail Specialist & Manicurist (12 and 27.3%), and Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts (9 and 20.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 52 students enrolled in La Joya, TX, 0% men and 100% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 52 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nail Specialist & Manicurist
12 degrees awarded
Other Cosmetology & Related Personal Grooming Arts
9 degrees awarded
Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
3 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in La Joya, TX was Nail Specialist & Manicurist with 12 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in La Joya, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

44 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was UCAS University of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences-La Joya with 44 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in La Joya, TX, which is 0 times less than the 44 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 44 degrees mean that there were NaNy times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, with 0 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Joya, TX was $109,600 in 2023, which is 0.361 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $100,700 to $109,600, a 8.84% increase. The homeownership rate in La Joya, TX is 52.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in La Joya, TX have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Joya, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$109,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,461

$724

Median Property Taxes

±$251

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Joya, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Joya, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

52.6%

Homeownership

2023

46.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 52.6% of the housing units in La Joya, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 62.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Joya, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in La Joya, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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1.38k

Number of Households

± 414

In N/A, the median household income of the 1.38k households in La Joya, TX N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in La Joya, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Joya, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.9%)
Worked At Home (7.76%)
Carpooled (6.15%)

In 2023, 84.9% of workers in La Joya, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.76%) and those who carpooled to work (6.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Joya, TX have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in La Joya, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Joya, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Joya, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Joya, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Joya, TX (1.25k out of 4.61k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Joya, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in La Joya, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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