Moving to Lasara, Texas

Population: 1,024
Males: 501 (48.9%), Females: 523 (51.1%)

Willacy County

Demographics

Median resident age: 23.9 years
Median household income: $17,794
Median house value: $22,500

Population by Race

Races in Lasara:

• Hispanic (95.8%)
• Other race (29.6%)
• White Non-Hispanic (2.9%)
• Two or more races (1.8%)
• Black (0.7%)
• American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: .

Elevation: 43 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lasara

• High school or higher: 39.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 14.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lasara CDP

• Never married: 26.0%
• Now married: 60.9%
• Separated: 2.1%
• Widowed: 5.8%
• Divorced: 5.2%

19.2% Foreign born (19.2% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Lasara:

• CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; EDINBURG, TX)
• CORNERSTONE REHABILITATION (about 21 miles; EDINBURG, TX)
• EDINBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; EDINBURG, TX)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lasara:

• VALLEY INTL (about 25 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Abbreviation: HRL)
• MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 31 miles; MC ALLEN, TX; Abbreviation: MFE)
• BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT’L (about 52 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: BRO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lasara:

• EDINBURG INTL (about 15 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Abbreviation: 25R)
• MID VALLEY (about 21 miles; WESLACO, TX; Abbreviation: T65)
• CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 34 miles; PORT MANSFIELD, TX; Abbreviation: T05)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lasara:

• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 21 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
• TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 24 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
• SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
• THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 46 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
• TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,556)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 71 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
• TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 94 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,282)

Public primary/middle school in Lasara:

• LASARA EL (Students: 322; Location: 607 E SIXTH ST; Grades: PK – 08)