La Porte City, IA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,071

US Senator

Chuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

Joni Ernst

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.3

8.54% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

10.7%

6.51% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,500

12.4% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

La Porte City, IA is home to a population of 2.07k people, from which 99.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.676% of La Porte City, IA residents were born outside of the country (14 people).

In 2024, there were 29.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.96k people) in La Porte City, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 66 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 16 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%

2024 Citizenship

99.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of La Porte City, IA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Porte City, IA was 99.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Porte City, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.96k ± 376
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
66 ± 89
White (Hispanic)
16 ± 22

1.21%

Hispanic Population

25 people

1.21% of the people in La Porte City, IA are hispanic (25 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Porte City, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
44,333 ± 5,134 people
India
11,889 ± 2,672 people
Guatemala
8,189 ± 2,219 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 44,333 Iowa residents, followed by India with 11,889 and Guatemala with 8,189.

Foreign-Born Population

0.676%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

1.66%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

36 people

As of 2024, 0.676% of La Porte City, IA residents (14 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Porte City, IA was 1.66%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Porte City, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
47 ± 32
Gulf War (2001-)
43 ± 35
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 16

La Porte City, IA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.09 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Porte City, IA.

Economy

The economy of La Porte City, IA employs 1.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Porte City, IA were Retail Trade (222 people), Manufacturing (171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($93,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,708), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($80,250).

Employment

Occupations

1.07k

2024 Value

± 177

0.754%

1 Year growth

± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Porte City, IA grew at a rate of 0.754%, from 1.06k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Porte City, IA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (202 people), Sales & Related Occupations (125 people), and Management Occupations (109 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Porte City, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Iowa.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.07k

2024 Value

± 177

0.754%

1 Year growth

± 23.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Porte City, IA grew at a rate of 0.754%, from 1.06k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Porte City, IA, are Retail Trade (222 people), Manufacturing (171 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (134 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Porte City, IA, though some of these residents may live in La Porte City, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$57,250

Median earning men ± $11,134

$41,767

Median earning women ± $4,781

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($80,250), Manufacturing ($75,850), and Public Administration ($69,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,403), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,500), and Public Administration ($69,375).

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Porte City, IA was $163,200 in 2024, which is 0.491 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $146,900 to $163,200, a 11.1% increase. The homeownership rate in La Porte City, IA is 77.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Porte City, IA have an average commute time of 24.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Porte City, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,410

$701

Median Property Taxes

±$121

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 Porte City, IA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

77.9%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77.9% of the housing units in La Porte City, IA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Porte City, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$70,500

Median Household Income

± $24,260

900

Number of Households

± 150

In 2024, the median household income of the 900 households in La Porte City, IA grew to $70,500 from the previous year's value of $62,750.

The following chart displays the households in La Porte City, IA 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Porte City, IA is from Iowa.

0.435

2024 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2024, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.435 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.29% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84%)
Worked At Home (8.47%)
Carpooled (4.43%)

In 2024, 84% of workers in La Porte City, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.47%) and those who carpooled to work (4.43%).

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

24.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Porte City, IA have a shorter commute time (24.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.44% of the workforce in La Porte City, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Porte City, IA (218 out of 2.03k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Porte City, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

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

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

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