La Porte City, IA Demographic Data
La Porte City, IA Summary
La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County in Iowa
- Population: 2,554
- Area: 2.62 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 975.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 826.77 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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La Porte City, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,197
50%
50.8
Male
1,206
50%
49.2
Total Population
2,403
323,128,000
La Porte City, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
116
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
140
5.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
287
11.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
176
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
98
4.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
181
7.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
303
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
366
15.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
180
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
162
6.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
194
8.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
90
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
110
4.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,739
72.4%
77.2
Female
866
49.8%
51.3
Male
873
50.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,663
69.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
474
19.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
394
16.4%
15.2
Female
223
56.6%
55.8
Male
171
43.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
42
0.0%
0.0
La Porte City, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,394
99.6%
96.8
White
2,380
99.0%
72.6
Black or African American
0
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
5
0.2%
0.8
Asian
9
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
9
0.4%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
9
0.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
17
0.7%
17.8
Mexican
17
0.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,386
99.3%
82.2
La Porte City, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
38
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
55
3.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
647
40.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
319
20.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
214
13.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
196
12.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
117
7.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
93
5.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
1,493
94.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
313
19.8%
31.2
La Porte City, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
467
25.1%
33.7%
Now Married
1,043
56.1%
47.5
Divorced
236
12.7%
11.0%
Separated
4
0.2%
2.0
Widowed
110
5.9
5.8%
La Porte City, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,215
96.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
72
3.1%
21.6%
Spanish
21
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
51
2.2%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
La Porte City, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
77
8.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
43
4.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
94
10.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
135
14.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
100
10.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
146
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
150
16.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
145
15.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
29
3.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
15
1.6%
6.4
Median household income
51,047
57,617
Per capita income
25,146
31,128
La Porte City, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
20
1.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
72
6.2%
9.8
Construction
70
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
310
26.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
47
4.1%
6.6
Information
32
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
200
17.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
86
7.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
88
7.6%
11.4
Public administration
4
0.3%
4.6
Retail trade
99
8.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
108
9.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
24
2.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
165
14.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
358
30.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
235
20.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
260
22.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
142
12.2%
18.1%
La Porte City, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,155
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,041
90.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
60
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.5%
5.1
Walked
19
1.6%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
29
2.5%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.2
26.6
La Porte City, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
53
5.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
255
27.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
383
41.0%
37.1
3 or more
243
26.0%
21.0
La Porte City, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
934
93.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
723
77.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
211
22.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
63
6.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
La Porte City, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
997
1 room
27
2.7%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
23
2.3%
9.1
4 rooms
165
16.5%
16.5
5 rooms
229
23.0%
19.8
6 rooms
144
14.4%
17.8
7 rooms
139
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
130
13.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
140
14.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
La Porte City, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
997
1-unit, detached
828
83.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
14
1.4%
5.9
2-units
22
2.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
34
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
25
2.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
65
6.5%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.5%
9.0
Mobile home
4
0.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
La Porte City, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
296
29.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
57
5.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
123
12.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
122
12.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
168
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
123
12.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
87
8.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17
1.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
4
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
La Porte City, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
766
82.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
25
2.7%
4.7
Electricity
135
14.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.9%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
La Porte City, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
434
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
6
1.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
22
5.1%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
53
12.2%
20.1%
$500 to $999
174
40.1%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
179
41.2%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
278
64.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
13.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
2.8%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
11
2.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
73
16.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte City, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
183
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
23
12.6%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
36
19.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
124
67.8%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
28
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
748
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
25
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
27
14.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
20
10.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
12
6.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
15
8.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
84
45.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
28
0.0%
0.0%
La Porte City, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
723
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
41
5.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
219
30.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
276
38.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
98
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
81
11.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
4
0.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
4
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
116,400
205,000