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Table1:RegionalPopulationTrends
<br />BaytownDeerParkLaPorteLeagueCityTexasCityHoustonMSA
<br />Year
<br />200066,56428,54632,04145,88241,7004,740,423
<br />200166,96928,75832,84548,10242,5114,855,878
<br />200267,68629,04933,38851,15842,6554,988,369
<br />200368,05529,03333,67354,40342,6905,098,375
<br />200468,04628,96233,66657,69443,2745,208,977
<br />200569,31329,42433,62260,91743,9025,321,501
<br />200670,01330,36634,54464,41044,4565,507,557
<br />200770,13530,62834,26168,17844,4155,628,101
<br />CAGR0.75%1.01%0.96%5.82%0.91%2.48%
<br />Source:U.S.CensusBureau
<br />Areviewofpopulationcomponentsuncoveredanumberofusefulfactorsrelatedtolabor
<br />forceavailability.First,themedianageofLaPorte(34.7yearsofage)ismuchhigherthanthe
<br />HarrisCountyaverageof32.6yearsofage.Second,over63.0percentoftheĭźƷǤƭcurrent
<br />populationiscomprisedofworkingagedresidentsdefinedbetweentheagesof18and65.
<br />Last,thepercentageofschoolagedchildren(betweentheagesof6and17)islowerinLa
<br />Portethanpeercommunities.Onaverage,LaPorteishometoalargepercentageof
<br />workingageadultsoryoungchildren.Thecombinationofthesetrends,isputtingupward
<br />pressureonLatƚƩƷĻƭmedianage,butoffersrelocatingandexpandingbusinessesa
<br />proximatelaborforce.
<br />Figure5:MedianAges(2005to2007Average)
<br />35.5
<br />35.0
<br />35.0
<br />34.5
<br />34.7
<br />34.0
<br />34.2
<br />33.5
<br />33.0
<br />33.1
<br />33.0
<br />32.5
<br />32.632.6
<br />32.0
<br />31.5
<br />31.0
<br />BaytownDeerParkLaPorteLeagueCityTexasCityHarrisCountyStateofTexas
<br />Source:U.S.CensusBureauAmericanCommunitySurvey
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<br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment January 2009
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