La Puerta, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

582

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

27.4

53.9% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.2%

55.6% 1-year decrease

2019 Median Household Income

$26,607

11.5% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$88,000

3.53% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

La Puerta, TX is home to a population of 582 people, from which 71.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 43.5% of La Puerta, TX residents were born outside of the country (253 people).

In 2024, there were 2.22 times more Other (Hispanic) residents (358 people) in La Puerta, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 161 White (Hispanic) and 63 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

71.6%

2024 Citizenship

76.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 71.6% of La Puerta, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Puerta, TX was 76.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Puerta, TX

Other (Hispanic)
358 ± 443
White (Hispanic)
161 ± 168
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
63 ± 100

100%

Hispanic Population

582 people

100% of the people in La Puerta, TX are hispanic (582 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Puerta, TX 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 Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

43.5%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

253 people

37.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

269 people

As of 2024, 43.5% of La Puerta, TX residents (253 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 Puerta, TX was 37.5%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Puerta, TX was $88,000 in 2022, which is 0.265 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $85,000 to $88,000, a 3.53% increase. The homeownership rate in La Puerta, TX is 16.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$88,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$21,521

$29

Median Property Taxes

±$54

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 Puerta, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$26,607

Median Household Income

± $19,353

176

Number of Households

± 145

In 2019, the median household income of the 176 households in La Puerta, TX declined from $26,607 from the previous year's value of $30,078.

The following chart displays the households in La Puerta, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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 2024

Drove Alone (88.4%)
Other (11.6%)

In 2024, 88.4% of workers in La Puerta, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (11.6%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

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.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Puerta, TX (112 out of 582 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 16 - 17, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Puerta, 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

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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