La Vernia is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,233 people and three associated neighborhoods, La Vernia is the 808th largest community in Texas. La Vernia has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in La Vernia, where the median household income is $74,167.00. La Vernia real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although La Vernia house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, La Vernia is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Vernia is a city of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Vernia who work in management occupations (11.61%), teaching (11.03%), and office and administrative support (9.28%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.56% 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. Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, La Vernia is worth considering. One downside of living in La Vernia is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In La Vernia, the average commute to work is 30.93 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. La Vernia is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of La Vernia citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.28% of adults in La Vernia have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in La Vernia in 2022 was $35,252, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $141,008 for a family of four. However, La Vernia contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Vernia is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Vernia home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Vernia residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Vernia also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.58% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Vernia include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in La Vernia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
