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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Laguna Vista is $29,716, which is higher than the state average of $24,870 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Laguna Vista median household income is $54,815, which has grown by 25.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.76% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Laguna Vista residents spend 23.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #247

Laguna Vista, TX	29,716 USD
Texas	24,870 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	32,396 USD
Texas	27,330 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	37,679 USD
Texas	32,261 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	27,578 USD
Texas	22,120 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #392

Laguna Vista, TX	54,815 USD
Texas	49,646 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	76,119 USD
Texas	68,700 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #714

Laguna Vista, TX	25.60%
Texas	21.76%
U.S.	19.17%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Laguna Vista, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.42%	$20,322, see rank	19.42%	$16,460	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	24.17%	$15,353, see rank	23.34%	$14,723	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.09%	$3,300, see rank	1.64%	$3,006	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.55%	$39,025, see rank	13.80%	$21,467	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	68,750 USD
Texas	58,142 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	92,177 USD
Texas	78,037 USD
U.S.	82,446 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Laguna Vista, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$53,704, see rank	$53,286	$54,999
Hispanic	$49,821, see rank	$37,019	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$66,250, see rank	$43,504	$36,779
One Race, Other	$210,357, see rank	$36,224	$40,847

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Laguna Vista, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$6,500, see rank	$25,098	$26,465
25 to 44	$41,595, see rank	$52,319	$57,132
45 to 64	$63,125, see rank	$60,964	$63,398
65 or over	$65,588, see rank	$33,888	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Laguna Vista, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,280	see rank	18,380,464	238,733,844
Male¹	1,100	48.25%, see rank	49.12%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	744	67.64%, see rank	73.06%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13	1.18%, see rank	0.93%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	731	66.45%, see rank	72.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	674	92.20%, see rank	93.20%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	57	7.80%, see rank	6.80%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	356	32.36%, see rank	26.94%	29.08%
Female¹	1,180	51.75%, see rank	50.88%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	592	50.17%, see rank	58.49%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	592	50.17%, see rank	58.29%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	557	94.09%, see rank	92.77%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35	5.91%, see rank	7.23%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	588	49.83%, see rank	41.51%	40.60%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Laguna Vista, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,234	100%	10,961,232	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	896	72.61%, see rank	79.08%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	184	14.91%, see rank	11.91%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.64%	4.94%
Walked	6	0.49%, see rank	1.76%	2.85%
Other Means	41	3.32%, see rank	1.85%	1.72%
Worked at Home	107	8.67%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Laguna Vista, TX	23.8 minutes
Texas	24.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Laguna Vista, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,231	-	11,125,616	141,833,331
Male¹	674	54.75%, see rank	54.55%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	297	44.07%, see rank	30.46%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	169	25.07%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	88	13.06%, see rank	17.91%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16	2.37%, see rank	0.91%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43	6.38%, see rank	13.03%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61	9.05%, see rank	17.86%	18.08%
Female¹	557	45.25%, see rank	45.45%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	282	50.63%, see rank	37.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	99	17.77%, see rank	21.27%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	176	31.60%, see rank	34.94%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	5.27%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Laguna Vista, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,231	100%	11,125,616	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7	0.57%, see rank	2.92%	1.86%
Construction	56	4.55%, see rank	8.63%	7.13%
Manufacturing	27	2.19%, see rank	9.72%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	36	2.92%, see rank	3.32%	3.06%
Retail Trade	169	13.73%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	25	2.03%, see rank	5.67%	5.07%
Information	14	1.14%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	91	7.39%, see rank	6.91%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	138	11.21%, see rank	10.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	375	30.46%, see rank	20.78%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	232	18.85%, see rank	8.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	50	4.06%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11	0.89%, see rank	5.20%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Laguna Vista, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	345	11.68%, see rank	16.75%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	92	11.57%, see rank	12.98%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.