La Porte, Texas

Harris County

48-41440

La Porte is a city in Harris County in the U.S. state of Texas in the United States.

Geography

The city is located in the southeast of Texas at Trinity Bay, a bulge of Galveston Bay, is 43 km from the Gulf of Mexico and has a total area of 51.7 km ², of which 2.6 km ² water surface.

History

La Porte is known as the scene of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, was a decisive victory Texan in the dispute between the Republic of Texas and Mexico during the Texas Revolution and ended with the independence of Texas and the Treaty of Velasco.

Demographic data

According to the census of 2000, there were 31 880 people in 10,928 households and 8,578 families. The population density was 649.9 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 81.39 % White, 6.25 % African American, 0.48 % Native American, 1.13 % Asian, 0.08 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 8.52 % from other ethnic groups. Approximately 2.15% were of mixed descent, and 20.45% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 10,928 households, 43.2 % had children under the age of 18 living with them. 62.8 % were married couples living together. 11.4% were single mothers and 21.5 % were non-families. 17.4 % of all households were single-person households and 4.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.28 persons to.

29.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.7 % 25-44, 21.8 % from 45 to 64, and 6.9 % who were 65 years or older. The average age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all ages were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, 95.0 males.

The median income for a household was $ 55,810, and the median income for a family $ 60,034. Males have a median income of $ 46,118 versus $ 29,514 for females. The per capita income was $ 21,178. 7.5 % of the population and 6.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of which 8.4 % have children under the age of 18 and 11.2% of those 65 or older.