Living in La Joya Independent School District Area

Living Summary

26,442

households

102,418

Total Population

$72,600

Average House Value

$642

Average Housing Rent

$31,087

Average Household Income

61.33%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

28,784

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

15 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

53%

Percent Proficient - Math

39%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 26,442 households are located in La Joya Independent School District area. Among them, 14,433 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 4.27 people. The total number of children in the region is 46,483 and 34,005 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

25% (25,867) of residents are non-citizens and 83% (84,718) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of La Joya Independent School District, Texas
Household	26,442
Population	102,418
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	14,433 (55%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	46,483
Total Students	34,005
Pre-Kindergarten	2,011
Kindergarten	1,684
Grade 1-8	17,433
Grade 9-12	9,040
College/Graduate School	3,837
Veterans	65,313
Non-citizen	25,867
Non-English Home Language	84,718
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

69,494 residents are over the age of 16 and 38,769 people are in labor force. Among them, 38,769 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 34,823 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 10.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for La Joya Independent School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,153	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	29,108	85.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,580	7.55%
Public transportation	10	0.03%
Walked	351	1.03%
Other method	436	1.28%
Worked from home	1,668	4.88%
Average Commute Time	23 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,823	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,089	17.49%
Service	9,508	27.30%
Sales and office	6,964	20.00%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,891	19.79%
Production, transportation, and material moving	5,371	15.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,823	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,073	3.08%
Construction	5,020	14.42%
Manufacturing	1,699	4.88%
Wholesale trade	918	2.64%
Retail trade	5,111	14.68%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	2,492	7.16%
Information	92	0.26%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	947	2.72%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,087	8.86%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	9,176	26.35%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,295	6.59%
Other services, except public administration	2,114	6.07%
Public administration	799	2.29%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	34,823	-
Private wage and salary workers	25,713	73.84%
Government workers	3,822	10.98%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,238	15.04%
Unpaid family workers	50	0.14%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $48,082 for the 26,442 households in La Joya Independent School District area, Texas. The average income of a single worker is $17,539. 62,820 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 61.33%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	26,442	-
Less than $10,000	3,145	11.89%
$10,000 - $14,999	2,798	10.58%
$15,000 - $24,999	4,958	18.75%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,472	13.13%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,358	12.70%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,027	15.23%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,951	7.38%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,002	7.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	464	1.75%
More than $200,000	267	1.01%
Median Household Income	$31,087	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$48,082	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	22,495	-
Less than $10,000	2,486	11.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,915	8.51%
$15,000 - $24,999	3,902	17.35%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,035	13.49%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,119	13.87%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,741	16.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,871	8.32%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,750	7.78%
$150,000 - $199,999	409	1.82%
More than $200,000	267	1.19%

Median Family Income	$34,501	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$50,882	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$17,539	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$30,397	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$30,397	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	102,428	-
With health insurance coverage	62,820	61.33%
Public coverage	43,102	42.08%
Private health insurance	23,485	22.93%
Without health insurance coverage	39,608	38.67%

Housing

There are 31,069 housing units in La Joya Independent School District area, Texas with 26,442 units (85.11%) occupied. 20,437 houses (77.29%) are occupied by owner and 6,005 houses (22.71%) are rented. The average housing value is $72,600 and the average rental cost is $642. 1,359 houses (4.37%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 203 houses (0.65%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,069	-
Occupied	26,442	85.11%
Owner Occupied	20,437	77.29%
Renter Occupied	6,005	22.71%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	21,621	69.59%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	306	0.98%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,088	6.72%
Mobile Homes	6,670	21.47%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	384	1.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,069	-
Built 2014 or later	1,359	4.37%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,048	6.59%
Built 2000 - 2009	10,287	33.11%
Built 1990 - 1999	8,593	27.66%
Built 1980 - 1989	5,934	19.10%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,656	5.33%
Built 1960 - 1969	640	2.06%
Built 1950 - 1959	349	1.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	203	0.65%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,069	-
1 room	462	1.49%
2 rooms	2,173	6.99%
3 rooms	3,471	11.17%
4 rooms	6,890	22.18%
5 rooms	10,752	34.61%
6 rooms	4,564	14.69%
7 rooms	1,539	4.95%
8 rooms	612	1.97%
9 rooms or more	606	1.95%
Median Number of Rooms	4.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	31,069	-
no bedroom	541	1.74%
1 bedroom	3,564	11.47%
2 bedrooms	8,833	28.43%
3 bedrooms	13,423	43.20%
4 bedrooms	3,907	12.58%
5 bedrooms or more	801	2.58%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	20,437	-
Less than $50,000	5,346	26.16%
$50,000 - $99,999	8,725	42.69%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,215	15.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,896	9.28%
$200,000 - $299,999	761	3.72%
$300,000 - $499,999	226	1.11%
$500,000 - $999,999	147	0.72%
$1,000,000 or more	121	0.59%
Median House Value	$72,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	5,117	-
Less than $500	1,435	28.04%
$500 - $999	3,259	63.69%
$1,000 - $1,499	321	6.27%
$1,500 - $1,999	50	0.98%
$2,000 - $2,499	52	1.02%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$642	-

Demographic

A total of 102,445 people lives in La Joya Independent School District area, Texas with 48,553 male and 53,892 female. The males to female ratio is 47.39 to 52.61. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	102,445	-
Male	48,553	47.39%
Female	53,892	52.61%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	102,445	-
Under 5 years	10,017	9.78%
5 - 9 years	9,794	9.56%
10 - 14 years	10,997	10.73%
15 - 19 years	10,182	9.94%
20 - 24 years	8,793	8.58%
25 - 34 years	11,910	11.63%
35 - 44 years	12,108	11.82%
45 - 54 years	10,816	10.56%
55 - 59 years	3,856	3.76%
60 - 64 years	3,766	3.68%
65 - 74 years	6,028	5.88%
75 - 84 years	3,196	3.12%
85 years and older	982	0.96%
Median Age	25.8 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	102,445	-
One Race	102,196	99.76%
White	98,003	95.66%
Black or African American	173	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native	32	0.03%
Asian	187	0.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	10	0.01%
Other	3,791	3.70%

Two or more races	249	0.24%
White and Black or African American	12	0.01%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.02%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%