Demographic and Economic Snapshot

City of Port Lavaca, Texas Demographic and Economic Snapshot

Population

  2000 2010 July 1, 2016  (estimate)
Port Lavaca 12,003 12,248 12,283 (Jan. 1 2016)
Calhoun County 20,647 21,381 21,698

 

Population Projection

2012 (estimate) 2020 Texas State Data Center 2020 Texas Water Development Board 2030 Texas State Data Center 2030 Texas Water Development Board
Port Lavaca 12,389 NA 14,325 NA 15,513
Calhoun County 21,609 24,037 26,610 26,866 29,964

 

Age

  Count Percent
0   – 4 960 7.8%
5   – 9 944 7.6%
10   – 14 953 7.7%
15   – 19 988 8.0%
20   – 24 793 6.4%
25   – 34 1,525 12.3%
35   – 44 1,503 12.2%
44   – 54 1,658 13.4%
55   – 64 1,343 10.9%
65   – 74 928 7.5%
75   – 84 598 4.8%
85+ 174 1.4%
Median Age 35.1

 

 

Employment by Industry

  Count Percent
Total, All Industries 8,605 100%
Natural Resources & Mining 168 1.95%
Construction 1,790 20.8%
Manufacturing 3,225 37.48%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,051 12.21%
Information 41 0.48%
Financial Activities 288 3.35%
Professional and Business Services 771 8.96%
Education and Health Services 410 4.76%
Leisure and Hospitality 701 8.15%
Other Services 160 1.86%
Unclassified 2 0.02%

 

Major Employers

Formosa Plastics
Inteplast Group
Calhoun County ISD
Alcoa
Dow Chemical
Orion Marine Group
Calhoun County
Memorial Medical
Seadrift Coke
INEOS Nitriles
HEB Grocery

 

Transportation

Highways

State highways 35 connecting to Corpus Christi and coastal communities

US 87 connecting to US 59 (approximately 30 miles)

 

Ports

Port Calhoun – 3 liquid cargo docks, dry bulk dock, liquid barge dock, multi-use dock

Intra-Coastal Waterway Access

 

Airports

Calhoun County – General Aviation

Victoria Airport – 30 miles, regional air service

Corpus Christi International – 75 miles

 

Rail

Point Comfort and Northern – Short Line rail connecting to Union Pacific

Utilities

Water and Wastewater

Provided by City, ample room for expansion to serve expected growth

 

  Water Rates Wastewater Rates
  Base Rate, includes 2,000 gallons (In City) Base Rate, includes 2,000 gallons (Out of City) Inside City Outside City
Residential Water $16.50 $24.75 $15.50 $23.25

2,001 – 5,000 per 1,000 gal

$4.75 $7.13 $5.29 $7.94

5,001 – 25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.14 $7.71 $5.29 $7.94

25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.84 $8.76 $5.29 $7.94
Small Commercial 5/8 – 1 ½” meter $19.00 $28.50 $17.25 $25.88

2,001 – 5,000 per 1,000 gal

$4.95 $7.43 $5.29 $7.94

5,001 – 25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.14 $7.71 $5.29 $7.94

25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.84 $8.76 $5.29 $7.94
Large Commercial 2” – 6” meter $36.50 $54.75 $17.25 $25.88
0 – 5,000 per 1,000 gal $4.95 $7.43 $5.29 $7.94

5,001 – 25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.14 $7.71 $5.29 $7.94

25,000 per 1,000 gal

$5.84 $8.76 $5.29 $7.94

 

Electricity

Consumer market deregulated, distribution lines provided by Texas AEP

Cable and Internet

Cable One is primary provider, broadband access throughout town

Alternate providers also available

 

Property Tax 2017

  Rate/ $100
Calhoun County 0.4900
City of Seadrift 0.5350
City of Point Comfort 0.9960
Port Lavaca 0.7944
Calhoun County ISD 1.2936
Calhoun Port Authority 0.0010
WCID #1 0.0471
LaSalle WCID #1A 0.5700
Drainage District #6 0.0329
Drainage District #8 0.2845
Drainage District #10 0.2077
Drainage District #11 0.1839
Port O’Connor Improvement District 0.5300
Port O’Connor MUD Defined Area #1 0.4700

 

Incentives

City Incentives

City has policy to use 380 agreements to foster development

State Incentives

  • Texas Enterprise Fund – a ‘deal-closing’ fund that provides cash grants for job creation and capital investment for projects looking at a Texas site versus an out of state location
  • Texas Emerging Technology Fund – Cash grant for projects that commercialize new technologies and create jobs in technology fields
  • Financing – various programs providing loans and bond financing to companies and communities to provide capital needed for job creation
  • Texas Capital Fund – provides financial assistance to communities for infrastructure costs associated with new job creation
  • Workforce Development – provides funding for customized job training