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La Porte, TX
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La Porte profile


Living in La Porte



La Porte is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 36,991 people and ten associated neighborhoods, La Porte is the 98th largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

La Porte is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Even though La Porte is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

The education level of La Porte citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.48% of adults 25 and older in La Porte have a college degree.

The per capita income in La Porte in 2022 was $45,268, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $181,072 for a family of four. However, La Porte contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

La Porte is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Porte home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Porte residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Porte also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 37.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Porte include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in La Porte is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.