Porter is a medium-sized town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 39,988 people and six associated neighborhoods, Porter is the 96th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Porter was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Porter economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Porter, where the median household income is $108,747.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.57% 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.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Porter has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Porter has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Porter than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Porter may be for you.

One downside of living in Porter, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.98 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Porter citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.86% of adults in Porter have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Porter in 2022 was $40,679, which is wealthy relative to Texas, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $162,716 for a family of four. However, Porter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Porter is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Porter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Porter, accounting for 48.04% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Porter residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Porter include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian.

Porter also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.17%.

The most common language spoken in Porter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.