La Salle County, TX

Designated Market Area: San Antonio, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Mining, Government, Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

Places in La Salle County, TX [Sort places by population]

2022 population: 6,604 ( 282 from 2010 , 63 from 2020)
Land area: 1486.7 square miles
Population density: 4.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	740	11.21%	17.2%
Black:	81	1.23%	350.0%
Indian:	31	0.47%	24.0%
Asian:	21	0.32%	250.0%
2+ races:	30	0.45%	66.7%
Hispanic:	5,701	86.33%	3.7%

Total non-White:	5,864	88.79%	2.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	175	13.1
Deaths:	184	13.8
Net Migration:	-124	-9.3
Net Immigration:	61	4.6

Change in White population:	-154	-2.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-128	-1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,886
894	12.98%
18	0.26%
25	0.36%
6	0.09%
18	0.26%
5,920	85.97%
5,992	87.02%

2000
5,866
1,114	18.99%
192	3.27%
5	0.09%
18	0.31%
11	0.19%
4,524	77.12%
4,752	81.01%

1990
5,254
1,228	23.37%
3	0.06%
16	0.30%
45	0.86%
n/a
3,962	75.41%
4,026	76.63%

1980
5,514
1,450	26.30%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4,064	73.70%
4,064	73.70%

1970
5,014
1,068	21.30%
2	0.04%
0	0.00%
2	0.04%
n/a
3,931	78.40%
3,946	78.70%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
852	14.5
415	7.1
-473	-8.1
6	0.1

-220	-3.8
1,240	21.1

Number	Rate
1990's
904	17.2
530	10.1
423	8.1
65	1.2

-114	-2.2
726	13.8

Number	Rate
1980's
1,107	20.1
527	9.6
-767	-13.9
n/a

-222	-4.0
-38	-0.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-118	-2.4
n/a

382	7.6
118	2.4

Age, Family & Household Data for La Salle County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.0
1,549	23.5%
5,055	76.5%
1,205	18.2%

1,688
3.56

1,411	83.6%
1,027	72.8%
130	9.2%
277	16.4%

2010
Number	Percent
30.0
1,494	21.7%
5,392	78.3%
857	12.4%

1,931
2.75

1,354	70.1%
913	67.4%
143	10.6%
577	29.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.0
1,707	29.1%
4,159	70.9%
718	12.2%

1,821
2.89

1,360	74.7%
967	71.1%
159	11.7%
461	25.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
1,601	30.5%
3,653	69.5%
752	14.3%

1,772
2.93

1,354	76.4%
1,046	77.3%
96	7.1%
418	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.0
1,958	35.5%
3,556	64.5%
650	11.8%

1,751
3.15

1,379	78.8%
1,151	83.5%
104	7.5%
372	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for La Salle County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	135	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	114	6.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	56	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	66	3.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	46	2.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	108	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	61	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	126	7.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	110	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	291	17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	323	19.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	45	2.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	76	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	104	6.2%
$200,000 or more	15	0.9%

Median Household Income	62,798
Per Capita Income	15,492

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	83
Compared to U.S.	72

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	66	3.9%
Public Assistance	5	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	186	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	51	11.0%
Unemployed	27	5.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	78	16.8%
Not in Labor Force	386	83.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		89.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	856	447	65.7%
Non-Profit	6	78	7.1%
Self-Employed	180	18	90.9%

Local Government	261	96	73.1%
State Government	50	118	29.8%
Federal Government	102	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,036	465	69.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	419	292	58.9%
Total	1,455	757	65.8%

Pct. Govt.	28.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	130	5.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	298	13.5%
Professional, Technical	162	7.3%
Service Occupations	692	31.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	211	9.5%
All others	930	42.0%

White Collar		26.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	467	21.1%
Retail trade	326	14.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	232	10.5%
Health care and social assistance	204	9.2%
Educational services	195	8.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	157	7.1%
Construction	127	5.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	122	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	117	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	101	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	69	3.1%
Utilities	35	1.6%
Finance and insurance	28	1.3%
Other services	22	1.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	10	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5,631	80.85%
Puerto Rican	41	0.59%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	87	1.25%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	47	0.67%
Honduran	34	0.49%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	6	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	331	4.75%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	6	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	4,152	61.5%
English	2,574	38.1%
Other	21	0.3%
Vietnamese	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	469	6.7%
German	280	4.0%
Irish	234	3.4%
Scotch-Irish	78	1.1%
English	66	0.9%
Danish	54	0.8%
Scottish	54	0.8%
African	22	0.3%
Polish	14	0.2%
British	13	0.2%
European	7	0.1%
Norwegian	7	0.1%
Jamaican	7	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,553	94.1%
Not a citizen	412	5.9%

Native	6,541	93.9%
Foreign-born	424	6.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
622	13.9%	1,063	23.7%	1,955	43.6%	600	13.4%	144	3.2%	99	2.2%
Average years of education: 11.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	622	13.9%
9-12 Years	1,063	23.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,955	43.6%
Some College	600	13.4%
Bach. Degree	144	3.2%
Grad Degree	99	2.2%
Average years of education: 11.1

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,246	2,095	151	6.7%	6.4%
1991	2,377	2,185	192	8.1%	7.0%
1992	2,505	2,253	252	10.1%	7.7%
1993	2,646	2,418	228	8.6%	7.2%
1994	2,634	2,412	222	8.4%	6.6%
1995	2,641	2,409	232	8.8%	6.1%
1996	2,775	2,551	224	8.1%	5.8%
1997	2,866	2,635	231	8.1%	5.4%
1998	2,952	2,691	261	8.8%	5.0%
1999	2,893	2,640	253	8.7%	4.7%

2000	2,208	2,050	158	7.2%	4.4%
2001	2,217	2,066	151	6.8%	5.0%
2002	2,255	2,066	189	8.4%	6.3%
2003	2,365	2,181	184	7.8%	6.7%
2004	2,344	2,188	156	6.7%	6.0%
2005	2,608	2,460	148	5.7%	5.5%
2006	2,741	2,601	140	5.1%	5.0%
2007	2,757	2,621	136	4.9%	4.4%
2008	2,911	2,754	157	5.4%	4.9%
2009	2,928	2,658	270	9.2%	7.5%

2010	2,728	2,481	247	9.1%	8.2%
2011	3,136	2,917	219	7.0%	8.0%
2012	3,663	3,500	163	4.4%	6.7%
2013	4,168	4,010	158	3.8%	6.3%
2014	4,569	4,426	143	3.1%	5.2%
2015	4,270	4,091	179	4.2%	4.5%
2016	3,887	3,687	200	5.1%	4.6%
2017	4,206	4,051	155	3.7%	4.3%
2018	4,583	4,472	111	2.4%	3.9%
2019	4,388	4,282	106	2.4%	3.5%

2020	3,693	3,442	251	6.8%	7.6%
2021	3,816	3,653	163	4.3%	5.6%
2022	4,113	3,996	117	2.8%	3.9%
2023	4,070	3,965	105	2.6%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,333
Median Value	$99,400

Occupied	1,688	72.4%
Vacant	645	27.6%

Owned	1,335	79.1%
Rented	353	20.9%
Median Rent	$851

Single-Family Units	1,483	63.6%
Detached	1,483	63.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	108	4.6%
Mobile Homes	552	23.7%

La Salle County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for La Salle County, TX

2022 Housing Data for La Salle County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for La Salle County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for La Salle County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for La Salle County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for La Salle County, TX