Texas · Census place 41440
La Porte city, TX
Quick answer
La Porte city has 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.
- 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
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
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