La PuertaTX
Population 582: a town in Texas.
Is La Puerta a good place to live?
La Puerta’s midsummer high is 99°F, above both the Texas town median (95°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Among 643 Texas towns, just 3 have a lower home-ownership rate than La Puerta. La Puerta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
582 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Puerta: who provides what
La Puerta is unincorporated, so Starr County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in La Puerta.
Fewer middle-aged adults than Texas overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher: 25% of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Texas. Adults 35 to 64 are 17% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 43% of residents (25% statewide). Also worth knowing: the age of the median resident for La Puerta comes to 27.4 years. 62% never finished high school.
| La Puerta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 27.4 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 98% women
The Census survey reached too few of La Puerta’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±52.2 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| La Puerta | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 33.3% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 36.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 3.3% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.2% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.1% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 61.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 7.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 6.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of La Puerta’s workers commute out
The top destinations are Rio Grande City (24%), McAllen (11%) and Pharr (5%). Just 1% of La Puerta’s working residents have a job in town. In La Puerta, 19% of residents live below the poverty line. Employers in La Puerta added 84 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 89.
| La Puerta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy La Puerta is
La Puerta: 22% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults here, 45% get no exercise outside work and 43% worry about having enough food.
| La Puerta | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 20% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 18% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | La Puerta | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.8% | 6.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 43.3% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in La Puerta is cold waves, at a moderate overall level
The FEMA risk score in La Puerta is 57 of 100. Expected losses in La Puerta break down as 65% from cold waves and 26% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about La Puerta
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Puerta; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 La Puerta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
99% of working residents leave La Puerta for work
Where La Puerta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about La Puerta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Puerta, TX a good place to live?
La Puerta has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.