Texas · Census place 41440
La Porte, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of La Porte, Texas (La Porte, TX — Census place “La Porte city”) is 36,077 residents, ranking #98 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $81,801, the median home is worth $217,100 and median gross rent runs $1,327 a month. Looking for the La Porte Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve La Porte, TX: 77571.
- Population
- 36,077La Porte city residents
- Median household income
- $81,801Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $217,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,327Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.1%Owner-occupied households
La Porte ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps La Porte.
The La Porte TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in La Porte city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the La Porte city median would spend about 19.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 72.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
La Porte city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
La Porte city is a small city in Texas, with 36,077 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #98 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 37.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in La Porte city earn a median of $81,801 a year, 4.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 27% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in La Porte city is valued at $217,100, 28.4% below the national figure and 21% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,327 a month, 5.6% below the national figure, or roughly $15,924 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 72.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Texarkana city 36,039
- Socorro city 36,237
- San Juan city 35,674
- Farmers Branch city 36,254
- Timberwood Park CDP 34,980
- Copperas Cove city 37,149
- Del Rio city 34,638
- Midlothian city 37,256
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of La Porte city?
- La Porte city has 36,077 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #98 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in La Porte city?
- Median household income in La Porte city is $81,801 a year, 4.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in La Porte city?
- Median gross rent is $1,327 a month and the median home value is $217,100, so rent absorbs about 19.5% of median household income.
- Is La Porte city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so La Porte city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this La Porte city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.