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.
La Porte is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.
In terms of college education, La Porte is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.48% of adults 25 and older in La Porte have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
