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 38,046 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 (15.79%), management occupations (11.66%), and teaching (7.91%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. 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. The city of La Porte is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.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.
