La Vernia is a very small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,483 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 $76,250.00.

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.

It is a fairly quiet city 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!) La Vernia 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. La Vernia has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in La Vernia than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, La Vernia may be for you.

In La Vernia, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly 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 percentage of adults in La Vernia who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.14% of the adults in La Vernia have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in La Vernia in 2022 was $38,886, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,544 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 28.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Vernia include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in La Vernia is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.