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 Feria is worth considering.
Being a small city, La Feria does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of La Feria rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.20% of adults 25 and older in La Feria have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in La Feria in 2022 was $24,668, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,672 for a family of four. However, La Feria contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
La Feria is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Feria 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 La Feria, accounting for 90.29% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of La Feria residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in La Feria include Irish, English, German, Swedish, and Russian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of La Feria's cultural character, accounting for 17.28% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in La Feria is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and French.
