La WardTX
A town of 210, settled in 1906.
Is La Ward a good place to live?
La Ward’s average trip to work is 76 minutes, above both the Texas town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 643 Texas towns, just 6 have a lower home-ownership rate than La Ward. La Ward has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
210 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Ward: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in La Ward, and how to reach them.
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 Ward.
La Ward stands out in Texas and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is higher
Expected losses in La Ward break down as 56% from hurricanes and 25% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in La Ward after 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in La Ward than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. The top destinations are Ganado (12%), Victoria (9%) and Houston (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in La Ward brings mild winters and hot summers
In La Ward, the midsummer high is 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy La Ward is
La Ward: 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. 19% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town.
| La Ward | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | La Ward | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 7.2% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about La Ward
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Ward; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 La Ward residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
100% of working residents leave La Ward for work
Where La Ward’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About La Ward
City in Texas
La Ward is a city in Jackson County, Texas, United States. The population was 176 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 39 ft
- ZIP code
- 77970
- Area code
- 361
Questions about La Ward
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Ward, TX a good place to live?
La Ward has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.