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Laguna Vista, Texas, in Cameron county, is 18 miles NE of Brownsville, Texas (center to center) and 117 miles S of Corpus Christi, Texas. The town is included in the Brownsville - Harlingen - San Benito metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 1,658 people lived in Laguna Vista.
In Laguna Vista, about 67% of adults are married. Laguna Vista is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here. Watch out for that stroller! It's hard to swing a rattle in Laguna Vista without hitting a preschooler.
In 2000, Laguna Vista had a median family income of $48,304. Significantly, more adults in Laguna Vista have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in Texas.
Laguna Vista residents donated more money ($2,000) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the town.
An estimated 72% of living spaces in Laguna Vista are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Vacation or seasonal housing units are not uncommon in the town. The housing stock in Laguna Vista is younger than in most places. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Laguna Vista, 94% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing Laguna Vista to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Texas (State):
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