La Carla, Texas

La Carla is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. This was a new CDP for the 2010 census, with a population of 70.^[1]

La Carla, Texas
CDP
Coordinates: 26°26′7″N 98°44′26″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Starr
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	55
• Density	550/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip Code	78582

Geography

La Carla is located at 26°26′7″N 98°44′26″W (26.435385, -98.740592).^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	70		—
2020	55		−21.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1850–1900[4] 1910[5] 1920[6] 1930[7] 1940[8] 1950[9] 1960[10] 1970[11] 1980[12] 1990[13] 2000[14] 2010[15] 2020[16]

La Carla first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[15]

2020 census

La Carla CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010[17]	Pop 2020[16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	0	1	0.00%	1.82%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	70	54	100.00%	98.18%
Total	70	55	100.00%	100.00%

Education

The CDP is within the Rio Grande City Grulla Independent School District (formerly Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District)^[18]