La Porte.
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Texas·Harris County
10 tracts·33K people·$235K median·1,781/mi²
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The median home value in La Porte is $234,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
La Porte has 36,730 residents across 7 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 37.2; the population is 46.8% White, 42.0% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Black, 2.1% Multiracial, 1.7% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 17.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
LEO A RIZZUTO EL (62%), LA PORTE EL (60%) and JENNIE REID EL (55%) lead the elementary schools; JAMES H BAKER SIXTH GRADE CAMPUS (53%), LOMAX J H (43%) and LA PORTE J H (36%) lead the middle schools; LA PORTE H S (42%) and THE ACADEMY OF VIOLA DEWALT H S (18%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,378/month, 13% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in La Porte is $80,753 a year, 6% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In La Porte, median rent is $1,378/month and the median home value is $234,600 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
La Porte reported 2.0 violent crimes and 8.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 46°F; there are 114 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 58 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in La Porte are tornado (81), inland flooding (71) and landslide (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In La Porte, 0.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).