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Port Lavaca, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Port Lavaca is a Census city of 11,358 people across 10.15 square miles of land, in Calhoun County. Median household income is $70,123, 70.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Port Lavaca
What Port Lavaca is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.15 sq mi
- Water area3.96 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,119
- County holding the largest share of its areaCalhoun County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Lavaca
How many people live in Port Lavaca
- Population11,358
- Median age35.5
- Population under 182,635
- Share under 1823.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,088
- Share 65 and over18.4 percent
- Households4,977
- Family households3,240
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Lavaca
Income and work in Port Lavaca
- Median household income$70,123
- Per capita income$40,029
- Civilian labor force5,945
- Employed5,318
- Unemployed627 plus or minus 315
- Unemployment rate10.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over7,396
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Lavaca
Housing in Port Lavaca
- Housing units5,394
- Occupied units4,977
- Vacant units417 plus or minus 220
- Vacancy rate7.7 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied3,498
- Renter occupied1,479 plus or minus 426
- Ownership rate70.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$128,200 plus or minus $31,162
- Median gross rent, monthly$849
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units3,873
- Share single family71.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,061 plus or minus 431
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes460 plus or minus 187
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Port Lavaca gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,109
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,137
- Share commuting under 15 minutes41.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,045 plus or minus 395
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.5 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Drove alone85.2 percent
- Carpooled10.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Port Lavaca
SBA loans in Port Lavaca (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$7,427,200
- Average approval$1,237,867
- Median approval$228,600
- Largest approval$3,700,000
- Jobs supported45
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Lavaca, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Port Lavaca
SBA loans in Port Lavaca (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$9,009,000
- Average approval$4,504,500
- Median approval$4,504,500
- Largest approval$4,578,000
- Jobs supported72
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Lavaca, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Port Lavaca
Flood risk in Port Lavaca
- NFIP communityCity of Port Lavaca
- NFIP community number480099
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/16/14
The City of Port Lavaca participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480099 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Calhoun County, not Port Lavaca
Calhoun County context, not Port Lavaca figures
- Establishments in Calhoun County451
- Covered employment, Calhoun County14,078
- Average annual pay, Calhoun County$83,793
- Housing units permitted, Calhoun County94
Every figure in this section is published for Calhoun County as a whole and is not a measurement of Port Lavaca.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Port Lavaca questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Port Lavaca, Texas?
11,358, in 4,977 households. Port Lavaca city covers 10.15 square miles of land, which is 1,119 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Port Lavaca in?
Calhoun County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Port Lavaca?
$70,123. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $128,200. Median gross rent is $849 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Port Lavaca businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $7.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $228,600, plus 2 504 approvals worth $9.0 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Port Lavaca, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Port Lavaca borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Port Lavaca. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Port Lavaca in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Port Lavaca appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Port Lavaca, city of, community 480099, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Port Lavaca figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Calhoun County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Port Lavaca.
Is zoning published for Port Lavaca?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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