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Texas · Census place 58916

Port Lavaca city, TX

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Port Lavaca city has 11,410 residents, ranking #243 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $65,395, the median home is worth $121,000 and median gross rent runs $1,024 a month.

Population
11,410Port Lavaca city residents
Median household income
$65,395Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$121,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,024Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
72.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Port Lavaca city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Port Lavaca city median would spend about 18.8% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.4% of residents and 72.4% 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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