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 36,569 people and ten associated neighborhoods, La Porte is the 98th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities, La Porte isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in La Porte are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Porte is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Porte who work in office and administrative support (16.56%), management occupations (9.61%), and sales jobs (7.97%). 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. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. 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.In terms of college education, the citizens of La Porte rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.46% of adults 25 and older in La Porte have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in La Porte in 2022 was $42,835, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $171,340 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 39.96% 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 Vietnamese.
