80.0% of residents of La Porte speak English at home.
18.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English less than very well).
2.0% of residents speak other language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
93.9% of residents of La Porte speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English less than very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
73.3% of residents of La Porte speak English at home.
26.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
15.8% of residents of La Porte speak English at home.
65.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English less than very well).
18.9% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
89.5% (21,447)
Foreign born:
13.8% (189)
White - Speak another language
Native:
10.5% (2,524)
Foreign born:
86.2% (1,184)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
97.6% (1,691)
Foreign born:
64.7% (66)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
2.4% (42)
Foreign born:
35.3% (36)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
93.8% (135)
Foreign born:
18.1% (96)
Asian - Speak another language
Native:
6.3% (9)
Foreign born:
81.9% (434)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
39.7% (620)
Foreign born:
12.8% (117)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
60.3% (943)
Foreign born:
87.2% (798)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
30.2% (228)
Foreign born:
100.0% (49)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.3% (19,002)
Foreign born:
57.1% (129)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
1.7% (332)
Foreign born:
42.9% (97)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
50.8% (3,325)
Foreign born:
5.8% (120)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
49.2% (3,218)
Foreign born:
94.2% (1,941)
1,829 residents are foreign born (4.4% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).
This city:
5.7%
Texas:
13.9%
Median age by place of birth - La Porte
Place of birth - La Porte White
Place of birth - La Porte Black or African American
Place of birth - La Porte American Indian / Alaska Native
Place of birth - La Porte Asian
Place of birth - La Porte Other race
Place of birth - La Porte Two or more races
Place of birth - La Porte White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - La Porte Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - La Porte
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - La Porte
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - La Porte
Place of birth by age - La Porte
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.8%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 11.4%
Females:
Never married: 18.4%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 2.3%
Widowed: 9.1%
Divorced: 14.1%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
72.8% (214)
Unmarried:
27.2% (80)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
56.8% (3,765)
Unmarried:
43.2% (2,865)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 43.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 15.1%
Females:
Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 36.8%
Separated: 5.9%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 20.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (24)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
26.7% (119)
Unmarried:
73.3% (326)
Marital status for American Indian / Alaska Native population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 100.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 78.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 21.9%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.8% (10)
Unmarried:
41.2% (7)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.6%
Now married: 38.6%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 8.5%
Now married: 56.0%
Separated: 12.3%
Widowed: 8.8%
Divorced: 14.5%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (25)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
80.7% (113)
Unmarried:
19.3% (27)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 63.5%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 11.7%
Females:
Never married: 18.3%
Now married: 64.7%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 7.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
91.7% (111)
Unmarried:
8.3% (10)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
60.9% (271)
Unmarried:
39.1% (174)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 43.3%
Now married: 56.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 37.5%
Now married: 40.2%
Separated: 6.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 16.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (59)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.2% (67)
Unmarried:
67.8% (141)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 27.0%
Now married: 55.4%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 3.2%
Divorced: 12.7%
Females:
Never married: 17.3%
Now married: 54.4%
Separated: 1.6%
Widowed: 10.3%
Divorced: 16.3%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
66.8% (161)
Unmarried:
33.2% (80)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
55.7% (2,869)
Unmarried:
44.3% (2,286)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 37.8%
Now married: 52.7%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 0.6%
Divorced: 8.5%
Females:
Never married: 23.6%
Now married: 62.9%
Separated: 4.0%
Widowed: 4.4%
Divorced: 5.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
95.7% (223)
Unmarried:
4.3% (10)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
58.4% (1,191)
Unmarried:
41.6% (847)
Ancestries in La Porte (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 12,154 (38.1%)
German - 4,172 (13.1%)
Irish - 2,836 (8.9%)
United States - 2,783 (8.7%)
English - 2,497 (7.8%)
French - 1,487 (4.7%)
Italian - 700 (2.2%)
Scotch-Irish - 519 (1.6%)
Polish - 491 (1.5%)
Scottish - 426 (1.3%)
Dutch - 386 (1.2%)
French Canadian - 361 (1.1%)
Czech - 244 (0.8%)
Norwegian - 230 (0.7%)
Swedish - 210 (0.7%)
Subsaharan African - 207 (0.6%)
Welsh - 105 (0.3%)
Arab - 76 (0.2%)
Russian - 67 (0.2%)
Slovak - 54 (0.2%)
Hungarian - 53 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 49 (0.2%)
Greek - 44 (0.1%)
West Indian - 41 (0.1%)
Danish - 40 (0.1%)
Ukrainian - 29 (0.09%)
Swiss - 14 (0.04%)
Lithuanian - 7 (0.02%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 22,461 (83.1%)
Black or African American: 1,768 (88.7%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 32 (74.4%)
Asian: 608 (87.4%)
Other race: 2,278 (85.8%)
Two or more races: 791 (82.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 17,247 (83.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 7,814 (83.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 3,229 (11.9%)
Black or African American: 182 (9.1%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 11 (25.6%)
Asian: 12 (1.7%)
Other race: 150 (5.6%)
Two or more races: 174 (18.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 2,387 (11.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,076 (11.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 807 (3.0%)
Black or African American: 44 (2.2%)
Asian: 55 (7.9%)
Other race: 50 (1.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 606 (2.9%)
Hispanic or Latino: 239 (2.6%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
5.7%
13.9%