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. Much of the housing stock in La Vernia was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local La Vernia economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. 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.

Being a small city, La Vernia does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of La Vernia citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.14% of adults 25 and older in La Vernia have a college 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.