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La Porte, TX has a population of 34,922 people with a median age of 37.3 and a median household income of $70,681. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of La Porte, TX grew from 34,746 to 34,922, a 0.51% increase and its median household income grew from $68,341 to $70,681, a 3.42% increase.
The population of La Porte, TX is 59.5% White, 31.7% Hispanic, and 4.62% Black. 23.6% of the people in La Porte, TX speak a non-English language, and 95.1% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in La Porte, TX are University of Houston, with 9,279 graduates, Lone Star College System, with 7,995 graduates, and Houston Community College, with 7,192 graduates.
The median property value in La Porte, TX is $126,500, and the homeownership rate is 72.4%. Most people in La Porte, TX commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in La Porte, TX is 2 cars per household.
La Porte, TX is a census place located in Harris County, TX. It borders Deer Park, TX; Morgan's Point, TX; Pasadena, TX; and Shoreacres, TX.
The economy of La Porte, TX employs 17,912 people. The economy of La Porte, TX is specialized in Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Construction; and Manufacturing, which employ respectively 2.07; 1.96; and 1.66 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in La Porte, TX are Manufacturing (2,877), Construction (2,046), and Educational Services (1,692), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($90,188), Utilities ($70,682), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($55,903).
Median household income in La Porte, TX is $70,681. Males in La Porte, TX have an average income that is 1.4 times higher than the average income of females, which is $45,764. The income inequality of La Porte, TX (measured using the Gini index) is 0.486 which is higher than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for La Porte, TX. In Harris County, TX the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 58 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,668. Newton County, TX has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Texas.
La Porte, TX is home to a population of 34,922 people, from which 95.1% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of La Porte, TX is composed of 20,796 White residents (59.5%), 11,083 Hispanic residents (31.7%), 1,612 Black residents (4.62%), 973 Two+ residents (2.79%), and 335 Asian residents (0.96%). The most common foreign languages in La Porte, TX are Spanish (6,491 speakers), African Languages (95 speakers), and Arabic (94 speakers), but compared to other places, La Porte, TX has a relative high number of Hungarian (19 speakers), Spanish (6,491 speakers), and African Languages (95 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area awarded 61,775 degrees. The student population of Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area is skewed towards females, with 26,011 male students and 35,764 female students. Most students in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area are White (18,286 and 29.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (17,671 and 28.6%), Black or African American (12,543 and 20.3%), and Asian (5,350 and 8.66%). The largest universities in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area by number of graduates are University of Houston (9,279 and 15%), Lone Star College System (7,995 and 12.9%), and Houston Community College (7,192 and 11.6%). The most popular majors in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area are General Studies (6,540 and 10.6%), Liberal Arts & Sciences (4,150 and 6.72%), and Registered Nursing (889 and 1.44%). The median tuition costs in Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area are $31,140 for private four year colleges, and $6,216 and $19,535 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in La Porte, TX is $126,500, which is 0.62 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $122,900 to $126,500, a 2.93% increase. The homeownership rate of La Porte, TX is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in La Porte, TX have an average commute time of 25.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in La Porte, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
