Demographics of Port Lavaca city, Texas

Port Lavaca city, Texas had 11,060 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −459 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Port Lavaca city, in four figures

11,060
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,358 ±285.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −459 people.; 35.5 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $70,123 ±$12,068
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Port Lavaca city, Texas's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Port Lavaca city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Port Lavaca city, Texas's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Port Lavaca city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,519	100.0	100.0
2021	11,394	98.9	100.2
2022	11,291	98.0	100.7
2023	11,249	97.7	101.6
2024	11,224	97.4	102.5
2025	11,060	96.0	103.1

Population of Port Lavaca city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,519	—
2021	11,394	−125
2022	11,291	−103
2023	11,249	−42
2024	11,224	−25
2025	11,060	−164

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±2.2: for men 32.9 ±5.0 and for women 40.2 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Port Lavaca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	794 ±209	7.0% ±1.8	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,841 ±347	16.2% ±3.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,327 ±383	11.7% ±3.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,601 ±430	22.9% ±3.7	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,707 ±419	23.8% ±3.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,088 ±361	18.4% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $70,123 ±$12,068, and income per person $40,029 ±$5,561, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Port Lavaca city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	242 to 1,024	4.9% to 20.5%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	879 ±287	17.7% ±5.6	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,134 ±391	22.8% ±7.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	956 ±296	19.2% ±5.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	647 ±228	13.0% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	488 ±181	9.8% ±3.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	240 ±97	4.8% ±1.9	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Port Lavaca city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,135 ±541	10.2% ±4.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	34 to 832	1.7% to 31.2%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	124 to 384	2.2% to 6.7%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	184 to 712	7.2% to 25.7%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Port Lavaca city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Port Lavaca city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,394 ±380	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.3% ±4.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.7% to 11.8%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.3% ±4.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.7% ±8.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$128,200 ±$31,162	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$849 ±$119	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Port Lavaca city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,117 ±483	62.7% ±4.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,862 ±407	25.2% ±3.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	471 ±90	4.1% ±0.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	794 ±121	7.0% ±1.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	33 to 179	0.3% to 1.6%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Port Lavaca city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,859 ±447	78.0% ±3.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	879 ±185	7.7% ±1.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 196	0.1% to 1.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,514 ±280	13.3% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	605 ±131	5.3% ±1.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	909 ±240	8.0% ±2.1	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Port Lavaca city among the places of Texas

246th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Port Lavaca city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Roma city	11,545 ±40
Selma city	11,503 ±104
Fort Bliss CDP	11,460 ±1,115
Leon Valley city	11,446 ±68
Fredericksburg city	11,419 ±22
Port Lavaca city	11,358 ±285
La Homa CDP	11,285 ±1,582
Snyder city	11,241 ±40
Bastrop city	11,156 ±29
Burkburnett city	11,059 ±23
Pleasanton city	11,011 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 63 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 73 Places in Texas by median age
No. 81 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 81 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 97 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 98 Places in Texas by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026