La Villa, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

3,005

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

35.5

12.7% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.7%

11.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$31,359

38.4% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$101,000

12.7% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

La Villa, TX is home to a population of 3.01k people, from which 74.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.4% of La Villa, TX residents were born outside of the country (882 people).

In 2024, there were 2.1 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.66k people) in La Villa, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 789 White (Hispanic) and 528 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

74.5%

2024 Citizenship

71.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 74.5% of La Villa, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Villa, TX was 71.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Villa, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.66k ± 353
White (Hispanic)
789 ± 286
Other (Hispanic)
528 ± 291

98.9%

Hispanic Population

2.97k people

98.9% of the people in La Villa, TX are hispanic (2.97k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Villa, 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

29.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

882 people

32.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

944 people

As of 2024, 29.4% of La Villa, TX residents (882 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 Villa, TX was 32.2%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Economy

The economy of La Villa, TX employs 737 people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Villa, TX were Educational Services (180 people), Manufacturing (127 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($70,368), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($56,071), and Manufacturing ($37,276).

Employment

Occupations

737

2024 Value

± 200

−5.99%

1 Year decline

± 41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Villa, TX declined at a rate of −5.99%, from 784 employees to 737 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Villa, TX, are Transportation Occupations (118 people), Production Occupations (67 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (63 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Villa, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

737

2024 Value

± 200

−5.99%

1 Year decline

± 41%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Villa, TX declined at a rate of −5.99%, from 784 employees to 737 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Villa, TX, are Educational Services (180 people), Manufacturing (127 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (72 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Villa, TX, though some of these residents may live in La Villa, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,761

Median earning men ± $7,657

$30,444

Median earning women ± $18,535

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($37,115) and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($35,625).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($51,346) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,734).

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Villa, TX was $101,000 in 2024, which is 0.304 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $115,700 to $101,000, a 12.7% decrease. The homeownership rate in La Villa, TX is 84%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Villa, TX have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Villa, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$101,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$45,331

$513

Median Property Taxes

±$163

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 Villa, 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 Villa, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

84%

Homeownership

2024

39.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84% of the housing units in La Villa, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 82.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Villa, TX 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.

$31,359

Median Household Income

± $18,371

611

Number of Households

± 177

In 2024, the median household income of the 611 households in La Villa, TX declined from $31,359 from the previous year's value of $50,917.

The following chart displays the households in La Villa, 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 Villa, 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 (89%)
Carpooled (8.55%)
Worked At Home (2.44%)

In 2024, 89% of workers in La Villa, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.55%) and those who worked at home (2.44%).

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

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Villa, TX have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in La Villa, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Villa, 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 Villa, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Villa, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Villa, TX (501 out of 1.95k 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 6 - 11, followed by Females < 5 and then Males 65 - 74.

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