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Population (2000): 31,880
Land Area (2000): 49.052 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 2.662 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 52.2186 (11.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 83.5186 (28.6) / 92.3186 (33.5)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,371
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,012
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 51 inches

La Porte Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	33,474	2002	33,299	2005	33,812
2000	34,790	2003	33,730	2006	34,075
2001	32,603	2004	33,822	2007	34,165

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	31,307	98.14%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	592	1.86%

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La Porte Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	15,108	14,520	588	3.89%	39
1991	15,399	14,718	681	4.42%	44
1992	15,697	14,832	864	5.51%	55
1993	15,946	15,034	912	5.72%	57
1994	16,101	15,269	832	5.16%	52
1995	16,283	15,538	745	4.58%	46
1996	16,433	15,741	692	4.21%	42
1997	16,764	16,108	656	3.91%	39
1998	17,150	16,591	559	3.26%	33
1999	17,304	16,683	621	3.59%	36
2000	17,407	16,821	586	3.37%	34
2001	17,670	17,021	649	3.67%	37
2002	18,119	17,250	869	4.80%	48
2003	18,240	17,268	972	5.33%	53
2004	18,303	17,408	895	4.89%	49
2005	17,814	16,821	993	5.57%	56
2006	17,750	16,879	871	4.91%	49
2007	18,104	17,343	761	4.21%	42
2008	18,485	17,609	876	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	14,626	14,053	573	3.92%	39
Feb 1990	14,673	14,107	566	3.86%	39
Mar 1990	14,770	14,241	529	3.58%	36
Apr 1990	14,876	14,332	544	3.66%	37
May 1990	15,014	14,451	563	3.75%	37
Jun 1990	15,317	14,687	630	4.11%	41
Jul 1990	15,427	14,793	634	4.11%	41
Aug 1990	15,319	14,694	625	4.08%	41
Sep 1990	15,326	14,696	630	4.11%	41
Oct 1990	15,336	14,754	582	3.79%	38
Nov 1990	15,275	14,670	605	3.96%	40
Dec 1990	15,337	14,760	577	3.76%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	15,042	14,415	627	4.17%	42
Feb 1991	15,062	14,447	615	4.08%	41
Mar 1991	15,174	14,552	622	4.10%	41
Apr 1991	15,282	14,673	609	3.99%	40
May 1991	15,255	14,606	649	4.25%	43
Jun 1991	15,640	14,898	742	4.74%	47
Jul 1991	15,687	14,956	731	4.66%	47
Aug 1991	15,556	14,831	725	4.66%	47
Sep 1991	15,524	14,801	723	4.66%	47
Oct 1991	15,542	14,831	711	4.57%	46
Nov 1991	15,511	14,797	714	4.60%	46
Dec 1991	15,509	14,803	706	4.55%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,408	14,581	827	5.37%	54
Feb 1992	15,422	14,609	813	5.27%	53
Mar 1992	15,483	14,674	809	5.23%	52
Apr 1992	15,562	14,776	786	5.05%	51
May 1992	15,586	14,739	847	5.43%	54
Jun 1992	15,910	14,929	981	6.17%	62
Jul 1992	16,022	15,092	930	5.80%	58
Aug 1992	15,872	14,965	907	5.71%	57
Sep 1992	15,734	14,838	896	5.69%	57
Oct 1992	15,708	14,858	850	5.41%	54
Nov 1992	15,776	14,889	887	5.62%	56
Dec 1992	15,877	15,037	840	5.29%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,663	14,742	921	5.88%	59
Feb 1993	15,652	14,727	925	5.91%	59
Mar 1993	15,658	14,783	875	5.59%	56
Apr 1993	15,696	14,829	867	5.52%	55
May 1993	15,802	14,922	880	5.57%	56
Jun 1993	16,110	15,095	1,015	6.30%	63
Jul 1993	16,245	15,265	980	6.03%	60
Aug 1993	16,134	15,203	931	5.77%	58
Sep 1993	16,012	15,092	920	5.75%	57
Oct 1993	16,104	15,193	911	5.66%	57
Nov 1993	16,113	15,210	903	5.60%	56
Dec 1993	16,166	15,345	821	5.08%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	15,932	15,031	901	5.66%	57
Feb 1994	15,940	15,060	880	5.52%	55
Mar 1994	15,935	15,081	854	5.36%	54
Apr 1994	16,002	15,168	834	5.21%	52
May 1994	16,001	15,187	814	5.09%	51
Jun 1994	16,165	15,248	917	5.67%	57
Jul 1994	16,207	15,324	883	5.45%	54
Aug 1994	16,207	15,356	851	5.25%	53
Sep 1994	16,076	15,259	817	5.08%	51
Oct 1994	16,234	15,458	776	4.78%	48
Nov 1994	16,260	15,501	759	4.67%	47
Dec 1994	16,251	15,558	693	4.26%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	16,055	15,280	775	4.83%	48
Feb 1995	16,060	15,345	715	4.45%	45
Mar 1995	16,098	15,406	692	4.30%	43
Apr 1995	16,151	15,423	728	4.51%	45
May 1995	16,110	15,386	724	4.49%	45
Jun 1995	16,354	15,532	822	5.03%	50
Jul 1995	16,525	15,710	815	4.93%	49
Aug 1995	16,415	15,620	795	4.84%	48
Sep 1995	16,336	15,569	767	4.70%	47
Oct 1995	16,443	15,724	719	4.37%	44
Nov 1995	16,413	15,700	713	4.34%	43
Dec 1995	16,436	15,756	680	4.14%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	16,156	15,410	746	4.62%	46
Feb 1996	16,252	15,550	702	4.32%	43
Mar 1996	16,279	15,588	691	4.24%	42
Apr 1996	16,299	15,623	676	4.15%	41
May 1996	16,307	15,618	689	4.23%	42
Jun 1996	16,500	15,753	747	4.53%	45
Jul 1996	16,599	15,860	739	4.45%	45
Aug 1996	16,459	15,768	691	4.20%	42
Sep 1996	16,462	15,794	668	4.06%	41
Oct 1996	16,605	15,968	637	3.84%	38
Nov 1996	16,642	15,970	672	4.04%	40
Dec 1996	16,630	15,985	645	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	16,532	15,809	723	4.37%	44
Feb 1997	16,558	15,848	710	4.29%	43
Mar 1997	16,666	15,962	704	4.22%	42
Apr 1997	16,608	15,958	650	3.91%	39
May 1997	16,672	16,019	653	3.92%	39
Jun 1997	16,864	16,108	756	4.48%	45
Jul 1997	16,940	16,241	699	4.13%	41
Aug 1997	16,867	16,205	662	3.92%	39
Sep 1997	16,828	16,188	640	3.80%	38
Oct 1997	16,853	16,267	586	3.48%	35
Nov 1997	16,872	16,316	556	3.30%	33
Dec 1997	16,911	16,379	532	3.15%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	16,782	16,183	599	3.57%	36
Feb 1998	16,837	16,277	560	3.33%	33
Mar 1998	16,968	16,403	565	3.33%	33
Apr 1998	16,930	16,429	501	2.96%	30
May 1998	17,015	16,477	538	3.16%	32
Jun 1998	17,254	16,602	652	3.78%	38
Jul 1998	17,355	16,748	607	3.50%	35
Aug 1998	17,300	16,713	587	3.39%	34
Sep 1998	17,303	16,746	557	3.22%	32
Oct 1998	17,305	16,777	528	3.05%	31
Nov 1998	17,309	16,798	511	2.95%	30
Dec 1998	17,437	16,936	501	2.87%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,145	16,574	571	3.33%	33
Feb 1999	17,158	16,591	567	3.30%	33
Mar 1999	17,211	16,662	549	3.19%	32
Apr 1999	17,119	16,535	584	3.41%	34
May 1999	17,204	16,591	613	3.56%	36
Jun 1999	17,398	16,686	712	4.09%	41
Jul 1999	17,441	16,741	700	4.01%	40
Aug 1999	17,351	16,688	663	3.82%	38
Sep 1999	17,383	16,717	666	3.83%	38
Oct 1999	17,370	16,746	624	3.59%	36
Nov 1999	17,390	16,778	612	3.52%	35
Dec 1999	17,473	16,888	585	3.35%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	17,334	16,683	651	3.76%	38
Feb 2000	17,442	16,795	647	3.71%	37
Mar 2000	17,458	16,839	619	3.55%	35
Apr 2000	17,453	16,901	552	3.16%	32
May 2000	17,298	16,711	587	3.39%	34
Jun 2000	17,418	16,776	642	3.69%	37
Jul 2000	17,377	16,762	615	3.54%	35
Aug 2000	17,334	16,716	618	3.57%	36
Sep 2000	17,338	16,765	573	3.30%	33
Oct 2000	17,436	16,911	525	3.01%	30
Nov 2000	17,466	16,939	527	3.02%	30
Dec 2000	17,529	17,053	476	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	17,422	16,848	574	3.29%	33
Feb 2001	17,491	16,947	544	3.11%	31
Mar 2001	17,523	16,957	566	3.23%	32
Apr 2001	17,594	17,029	565	3.21%	32
May 2001	17,547	16,962	585	3.33%	33
Jun 2001	17,699	16,988	711	4.02%	40
Jul 2001	17,782	17,098	684	3.85%	38
Aug 2001	17,606	16,892	714	4.06%	41
Sep 2001	17,747	17,060	687	3.87%	39
Oct 2001	17,814	17,113	701	3.94%	39
Nov 2001	17,868	17,144	724	4.05%	41
Dec 2001	17,944	17,210	734	4.09%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	17,828	16,989	839	4.71%	47
Feb 2002	18,014	17,193	821	4.56%	46
Mar 2002	17,964	17,147	817	4.55%	45
Apr 2002	17,996	17,166	830	4.61%	46
May 2002	18,013	17,174	839	4.66%	47
Jun 2002	18,219	17,269	950	5.21%	52
Jul 2002	18,224	17,301	923	5.06%	51
Aug 2002	18,166	17,257	909	5.00%	50
Sep 2002	18,208	17,334	874	4.80%	48
Oct 2002	18,268	17,404	864	4.73%	47
Nov 2002	18,220	17,327	893	4.90%	49
Dec 2002	18,313	17,442	871	4.76%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	18,177	17,196	981	5.40%	54
Feb 2003	18,224	17,255	969	5.32%	53
Mar 2003	18,175	17,234	941	5.18%	52
Apr 2003	18,193	17,260	933	5.13%	51
May 2003	18,154	17,189	965	5.32%	53
Jun 2003	18,367	17,270	1,097	5.97%	60
Jul 2003	18,280	17,243	1,037	5.67%	57
Aug 2003	18,236	17,225	1,011	5.54%	55
Sep 2003	18,210	17,230	980	5.38%	54
Oct 2003	18,263	17,327	936	5.13%	51
Nov 2003	18,275	17,340	935	5.12%	51
Dec 2003	18,326	17,447	879	4.80%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	18,193	17,229	964	5.30%	53
Feb 2004	18,227	17,309	918	5.04%	50
Mar 2004	18,270	17,340	930	5.09%	51
Apr 2004	18,171	17,311	860	4.73%	47
May 2004	18,180	17,309	871	4.79%	48
Jun 2004	18,320	17,351	969	5.29%	53
Jul 2004	18,386	17,444	942	5.12%	51
Aug 2004	18,263	17,374	889	4.87%	49
Sep 2004	18,263	17,409	854	4.68%	47
Oct 2004	18,388	17,543	845	4.60%	46
Nov 2004	18,464	17,606	858	4.65%	46
Dec 2004	18,505	17,670	835	4.51%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	17,698	16,572	1,126	6.36%	64
Feb 2005	17,663	16,624	1,039	5.88%	59
Mar 2005	17,698	16,683	1,015	5.74%	57
Apr 2005	17,644	16,710	934	5.29%	53
May 2005	17,720	16,735	985	5.56%	56
Jun 2005	17,860	16,788	1,072	6.00%	60
Jul 2005	17,903	16,849	1,054	5.89%	59
Aug 2005	17,862	16,896	966	5.41%	54
Sep 2005	17,858	16,882	976	5.47%	55
Oct 2005	17,902	17,008	894	4.99%	50
Nov 2005	17,984	17,002	982	5.46%	55
Dec 2005	17,975	17,105	870	4.84%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	17,436	16,523	913	5.24%	52
Feb 2006	17,568	16,627	941	5.36%	54
Mar 2006	17,615	16,722	893	5.07%	51
Apr 2006	17,630	16,703	927	5.26%	53
May 2006	17,645	16,739	906	5.13%	51
Jun 2006	17,802	16,808	994	5.58%	56
Jul 2006	17,887	16,882	1,005	5.62%	56
Aug 2006	17,838	16,930	908	5.09%	51
Sep 2006	17,795	16,999	796	4.47%	45
Oct 2006	17,875	17,168	707	3.96%	40
Nov 2006	17,919	17,193	726	4.05%	41
Dec 2006	17,991	17,254	737	4.10%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	17,894	17,071	823	4.60%	46
Feb 2007	17,868	17,093	775	4.34%	43
Mar 2007	17,926	17,177	749	4.18%	42
Apr 2007	17,900	17,172	728	4.07%	41
May 2007	17,952	17,218	734	4.09%	41
Jun 2007	18,178	17,364	814	4.48%	45
Jul 2007	18,276	17,466	810	4.43%	44
Aug 2007	18,139	17,381	758	4.18%	42
Sep 2007	18,189	17,448	741	4.07%	41
Oct 2007	18,246	17,545	701	3.84%	38
Nov 2007	18,341	17,603	738	4.02%	40
Dec 2007	18,340	17,574	766	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	18,276	17,431	845	4.62%	46
Feb 2008	18,186	17,422	764	4.20%	42
Mar 2008	18,310	17,543	767	4.19%	42
Apr 2008	18,351	17,637	714	3.89%	39
May 2008	18,475	17,632	843	4.56%	46
Jun 2008	18,715	17,704	1,011	5.40%	54
Jul 2008	18,759	17,763	996	5.31%	53
Aug 2008	18,660	17,688	972	5.21%	52
Sep 2008	18,631	17,659	972	5.22%	52
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

La Porte Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Chemical Manufacturing	1,610	18.38%
2.	Construction	1,446	16.50%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	444	5.07%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	392	4.47%
5.	Public Administration	315	3.60%
6.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	304	3.47%
7.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	302	3.45%
8.	Truck Transportation	266	3.04%
9.	Educational Services	250	2.85%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	233	2.66%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	225	2.57%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	206	2.35%
13.	Machinery Manufacturing	200	2.28%
14.	Utilities	171	1.95%
15.	Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing	169	1.93%
16.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	169	1.93%
17.	Health Care	144	1.64%
18.	Other Transportation	140	1.60%
19.	Mining	131	1.50%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	121	1.38%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	895	12.81%
2.	Health Care	850	12.17%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	567	8.12%
4.	Finance and Insurance	479	6.86%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	305	4.37%
6.	Construction	294	4.21%
7.	Chemical Manufacturing	287	4.11%
8.	Public Administration	255	3.65%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	229	3.28%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	219	3.14%
11.	Other Transportation	170	2.43%
12.	Social Assistance	160	2.29%
13.	Petroleum and Coal Manufactuing	124	1.78%
14.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	124	1.78%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	121	1.73%
16.	Personal and Laundry Services	85	1.22%
17.	Department and Other General Stores	82	1.17%
18.	Machinery / Equipment / Supplies, Wholesale	81	1.16%
19.	Truck Transportation	81	1.16%
20.	Repair and Maintenance	77	1.10%

La Porte Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	1,139	13.00%
2.	Other Installation / Maintenance	565	6.45%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	351	4.01%
4.	Other Management Occupations	341	3.89%
5.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	329	3.76%
6.	Supervisors / Construction and Extract	327	3.73%
7.	Electricians	326	3.72%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	272	3.10%
9.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	261	2.98%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	246	2.81%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	232	2.65%
12.	Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc.	221	2.52%
13.	Other Construction Trades	217	2.48%
14.	Vehicle Mechanics	215	2.45%
15.	Plant and System Operators	205	2.34%
16.	Computer Specialists	193	2.20%
17.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	186	2.12%
18.	Law Enforcement Workers	167	1.91%
19.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	167	1.91%
20.	Drafters / Engineering / Mappers	163	1.86%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	662	9.48%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	610	8.73%
3.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	319	4.57%
4.	Cashiers	269	3.85%
5.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	237	3.39%
6.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	236	3.38%
7.	Business Operations Specialists	234	3.35%
8.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	230	3.29%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	217	3.11%
10.	Registered Nurses	207	2.96%
11.	Customer Service Representatives	204	2.92%
12.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	190	2.72%
13.	Accountants and Auditors	176	2.52%
14.	Health Technologists and Technicians	166	2.38%
15.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	165	2.36%
16.	Other Management Occupations	163	2.33%
17.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	160	2.29%
18.	Waiters and Waitresses	154	2.20%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	138	1.98%
20.	Other Healthcare Support	134	1.92%

La Porte Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	14,926	63.28%
15-35 hours	2,204	9.34%
1-14 hours	365	1.55%
No regular hours	6,094	25.83%

La Porte Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	805	5.25%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,039	6.77%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	955	6.23%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,107	13.74%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,193	14.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,478	16.15%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	1,702	11.10%
8 AM-8:29 AM	980	6.39%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	454	2.96%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	467	3.04%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	285	1.86%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	97	0.63%
Noon-3:59 PM	715	4.66%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,062	6.92%

La Porte Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	379	2.47%
5-9	1,671	10.89%
10-14	2,404	15.67%
15-19	2,613	17.04%
20-24	2,190	14.28%
25-29	819	5.34%
30-34	2,193	14.30%
35-39	376	2.45%
40-44	461	3.01%
45-59	1,361	8.87%
60-89	664	4.33%
At least 90	208	1.36%

La Porte Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	10,076	65.69%
30-44	5	0.03%	3,025	19.72%
45-59	6	0.04%	1,355	8.83%
At least 60	48	0.31%	824	5.37%

La Porte Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	34	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,507	9.70%
Car / truck / van, solo	13,378	86.15%
Motorcycle	80	0.52%
Other	109	0.70%
Public transportation	59	0.38%
Walked	172	1.11%
Worked at home	190	1.22%

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La Porte Family Information Back to top
: 10,918 (31,662 people)
: 8,700 (28,335 people)
: 3,846
: 15,853
La Porte Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	583	5.34%
$10,000-$14,999	333	3.05%
$15,000-$19,999	466	4.27%
$20,000-$24,999	457	4.19%
$25,000-$29,999	488	4.47%
$30,000-$34,999	540	4.95%
$35,000-$39,999	584	5.35%
$40,000-$44,999	703	6.44%
$45,000-$49,999	447	4.09%
$50,000-$59,999	1,340	12.27%
$60,000-$74,999	1,665	15.25%
$75,000-$99,999	1,997	18.29%
$100,000-$124,999	693	6.35%
$125,000-$149,999	322	2.95%
$150,000-$199,999	211	1.93%
$200,000 or more	89	0.82%

La Porte Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,903	17.41%
Family, 2 people	2,815	25.76%
Nonfamily, 2 people	362	3.31%
Family, 3 people	2,235	20.45%
Nonfamily, 3 people	55	0.50%
Family, 4 people	2,073	18.97%
Nonfamily, 4 people	25	0.23%
Family, 5 people	933	8.54%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.06%
Family, 6 people	334	3.06%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	185	1.69%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

La Porte Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	9,764	35.10%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,021	10.86%
Public Assistance	228	0.82%
Retirement	1,254	4.51%
Self Employment	785	2.82%
Social Security	1,583	5.69%
Supplemental Security	254	0.91%
Wage / Salary	9,576	34.42%
Other	1,356	4.87%

La Porte Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,298	46.04%
With children under 18	3,865	53.96%

La Porte Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,036	8.82%
Married	7,667	65.26%
Never Married	2,847	24.23%
Widowed	199	1.69%

La Porte Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,618	13.08%
Married	7,716	62.37%
Never Married	2,301	18.60%
Widowed	736	5.95%

La Porte Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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La Porte Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	943	4.19%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	3,006	13.35%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,478	33.22%
Some college, no degree	6,923	30.75%
Associate degree	1,491	6.62%
Bachelors degree	1,974	8.77%
Graduate or professional degree	696	3.09%

La Porte Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	260	0.82%	379	1.19%	639	2.00%
Kindergarten	420	1.32%	85	0.27%	505	1.58%
Grades 1-4	2,144	6.73%	129	0.40%	2,273	7.13%
Grades 5-8	2,110	6.62%	91	0.29%	2,201	6.90%
Grades 9-12	2,092	6.56%	89	0.28%	2,181	6.84%
Undergrad college	1,528	4.79%	121	0.38%	1,649	5.17%
Graduate or professional school	132	0.41%	38	0.12%	170	0.53%
Total	8,686	27.25%	932	2.92%	9,618	30.17%

La Porte Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

La Porte Business Information Back to top
: $165,085,000
: $186,765,000
: $24,165,000

La Porte Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

La Porte Public Benefits Information Back to top
La Porte Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	29,366	92.49%
Below Poverty Level	2,383	7.51%

La Porte Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

La Porte Criminal Information Back to top
La Porte Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.165	0.269	0.030	0.119	1.583	1.673	4.810	12.069	1.763	20.314
2000	1.495	0.316	0.000	0.374	2.185	1.552	5.001	10.750	1.840	19.143
2001	2.546	0.307	0.061	0.552	3.466	0.552	5.736	13.588	1.748	21.624
2002	1.472	0.420	0.060	0.420	2.372	0.420	5.736	12.823	1.952	20.932
2003	1.423	0.267	0.030	0.356	2.075	0.267	5.811	12.007	1.482	19.300
2004	1.390	0.473	0.059	0.237	2.158	0.207	4.790	13.187	1.715	19.691
2005	0.651	0.177	0.000	0.118	0.946	0.384	4.081	10.795	2.100	16.976
2006	2.289	0.117	0.000	0.235	2.641	0.792	3.316	8.921	2.348	14.585
2007	2.283	0.117	0.000	0.293	2.693	0.381	2.751	6.381	1.317	10.449

La Porte Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	26	73
2005	26	72
2006	0	0
2007	27	70

La Porte Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	733
2000	742
2001	818
2002	776

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La Porte Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,088	15.96%
10-19 Years	5,286	16.58%
20-29 Years	4,238	13.29%
30-39 Years	5,263	16.51%
40-49 Years	5,577	17.49%
50-59 Years	3,348	10.50%
60-69 Years	1,563	4.90%
70-79 Years	982	3.08%
80-89 Years	427	1.34%
90+ Years	108	0.34%

La Porte Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	15,817	49.61%
Female	16,063	50.39%

La Porte Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	22,529	70.67%
Hispanic/Latino	6,520	20.45%
African-American	1,941	6.09%
Multiracial	348	1.09%
Asian	344	1.08%
Amerindian	131	0.41%
Other Race	46	0.14%
Pacific Islander	21	0.07%

La Porte Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	4,172	22.42%
2.	Irish	2,827	15.19%
3.	United States Or American	2,783	14.95%
4.	English	2,497	13.42%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,487	7.99%
6.	Italian	700	3.76%
7.	Scotch Irish	519	2.79%
8.	Polish	491	2.64%
9.	Scottish	426	2.29%
10.	Dutch	386	2.07%

La Porte Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	24,573	83.12%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	4,420	14.95%
3.	French	96	0.32%
4.	Vietnamese	94	0.32%
5.	German	84	0.28%
6.	Tagalog	62	0.21%
7.	Arabic	59	0.20%
8.	Scandinavian	28	0.09%
9.	Other Slavic	24	0.08%
10.	Other Indic	24	0.08%

La Porte Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	30,070	94.27%
Naturalized immigrant	742	2.33%
Not a citizen	1,087	3.41%

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La Porte Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

La Porte Zip Codes Back to top

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