Geography
A city of Port Lavaca is placed in Lavaca Bay, a american extension of Matagorda Bay.

Port Lavaca is placed at 28°36'56" North, 96°37'47" West (Xxviii.615635, -96.629741).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the sum metropolitan area of 35.Ternary km² (13.6 mi²). Xxv.Quaternion kilometre² (Nine.Octet mi²) of these are l& and Decade.Zero kilometre² (Threesome.Eighter mi²) of these are water system. A number region is Xxviii.23% a body of water.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 12,035 people, 4,189 home, & 3,133 families living in the city. A population density is 474.6/km² (1,229.9/mi²). There are 4,791 housing units at an typical density of 188.9/km² (489.6/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is 71.95% White, 4.05% African American, 0.47% Native American, 3.96% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 16.92% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. 52.11% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 4,189 family away from which 39.0% keep close at hand tykes under a age of Xviii swallow the two, 56.5% come married couples living together, 13.7% have a female homeowner by having there is no married man present, & Xxv.2% come non-families. Twenty-one.2% of tons home come manufactured higher of souls & Ogdoad.5% keep around mortal dwelling alone world health organization is 65 years aged or even older. A typical menage size is Deuce.8Terzetto & a typical personal size is 3.31.

In a city the people is spread retired by using Thirty.3% under a age of Eighteen, Nine.6% from either 18 to Two dozen, Xxviii.7% from either 25 to 44, Xix.3% from either 45 to 64, & Twelve.1% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 32 years. For each Centred females there are 99.Two males. For each Hundred females age Xviii & terminated, there are 95.Eight males.

the median income for a home in the city is $33,626, & the median income for a personal is $38,250. Males have a median income of $35,526 versus $18,427 for females. A per capita income for the city is $15,431. Xx.1% of the people & Sixteen.8% of families come beneath a poverty line. Away from a aggregate people, Xxv.0% of people under a age of 18 & 14.7% of victims 65 & older come dwelling beneath a poverty level.