La Puerta, TX Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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42%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	La Puerta	Texas	National
Income per capita	$25,890	$41,777	$44,883
Median household income	$0	$80,880	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$48,395	$107,635	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$189,961	$54,463	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$53,620	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,653	$36,296	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.8%	16.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in La Puerta is 42% lower than the national average
The median household income in La Puerta is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in La Puerta is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in La Puerta is 97% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

City

$53,914 $80,880 $161,760

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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La Puerta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	49.1%	49.1%
Manufacturing sector	15.5%	15.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.1%	3.1%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.5%	2.5%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	23.0%	23.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
El Rancho Vela, TX	924	$153,880	89.2%
Los Ebanos, TX	552	$75,391	7.3%
West Alto Bonito, TX	382	$67,956	16.4%
La Grulla, TX	1,564	$58,738	27.8%
Rio Grande City, TX	14,759	$58,189	28.5%
La Puerta, TX	803	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mound City, IL	803	$61,845	24.0%
Bertrand, MO	803	$56,352	30.7%
Varnamtown, NC	803	$90,456	11.2%
Meyers Lake, OH	803	$94,355	16.0%
Turbotville, PA	803	$153,594	88.8%
La Puerta, TX	803	$0	100.0%

Source: The La Puerta, TX employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.