La Marque, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

19,268

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.515% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

15.6%

0.606% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$71,102

0.665% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$206,900

9.24% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

La Marque, TX is home to a population of 19.3k people, from which 95.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.48% of La Marque, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.63k people).

In 2024, there were 1.26 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.59k people) in La Marque, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 5.23k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 2.68k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

96%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of La Marque, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in La Marque, TX was 96%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in La Marque, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in La Marque, TX

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.59k ± 829
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
5.23k ± 623
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
2.68k ± 601

32.2%

Hispanic Population

6.2k people

32.2% of the people in La Marque, TX are hispanic (6.2k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in La Marque, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

8.48%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.63k people

7.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.49k people

As of 2024, 8.48% of La Marque, TX residents (1.63k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in La Marque, TX was 7.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in La Marque, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
391 ± 160
Gulf War (2001-)
271 ± 161
Gulf War (1990s)
192 ± 119

La Marque, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in La Marque, TX.

Economy

The economy of La Marque, TX employs 9.28k people. In 2024, the largest industries in La Marque, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,678 people), Retail Trade (876 people), and Educational Services (875 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($131,173), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($131,173), and Public Administration ($88,523).

Employment

Occupations

9.28k

2024 Value

± 855

4.55%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Marque, TX grew at a rate of 4.55%, from 8.88k employees to 9.28k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in La Marque, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,169 people), Management Occupations (1,086 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (677 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of La Marque, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

9.28k

2024 Value

± 855

4.55%

1 Year growth

± 12.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in La Marque, TX grew at a rate of 4.55%, from 8.88k employees to 9.28k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in La Marque, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,678 people), Retail Trade (876 people), and Educational Services (875 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of La Marque, TX, though some of these residents may live in La Marque, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,020

Median earning men ± $2,563

$39,440

Median earning women ± $6,386

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($131,173), Public Administration ($77,240), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($89,091), Information ($85,357), and Construction ($51,064).

Housing & Living

The median property value in La Marque, TX was $206,900 in 2024, which is 0.622 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,400 to $206,900, a 9.24% increase. The homeownership rate in La Marque, TX is 68.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in La Marque, TX have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in La Marque, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$206,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,416

$5,081

Median Property Taxes

±$566

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In La Marque, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in La Marque, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

68.7%

Homeownership

2024

64.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 68.7% of the housing units in La Marque, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in La Marque, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$71,102

Median Household Income

± $9,675

7.4k

Number of Households

± 742

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.4k households in La Marque, TX grew to $71,102 from the previous year's value of $70,632.

The following chart displays the households in La Marque, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for La Marque, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83.7%)
Carpooled (7.39%)
Worked At Home (6.47%)

In 2024, 83.7% of workers in La Marque, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.39%) and those who worked at home (6.47%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in La Marque, TX have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.22% of the workforce in La Marque, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in La Marque, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in La Marque, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in La Marque, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in La Marque, TX (2.98k out of 19.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in La Marque, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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