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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Porter, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Porter, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Porter’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Porter does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $108,747.00.

A relatively large number of people in Porter telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.57% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Porter has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Porter a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Porter is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Porter, the average commute to work is 34.98 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Porter's cultural character, accounting for 18.17% of the town’s population.

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