City safety & data profile

La MarqueTX

La Marque, TX is a 16K-resident city in Galveston County with a median household income of $71,102.

Galveston County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for La Marque, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. La Marque has a population larger than 31% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $206,900.

Data updated 2026-09-04

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 32%
By size
$71,102
Median income (place)
$206,900
Median home (place)
15.6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on La Marque

La Marque posts a median household income higher than 38% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 39%
by median income, US cities

Where La Marque income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$71,102 Bottom 38% higher than 38% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

La Marque $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading La Marque, TX beyond the headline numbers

La Marque sits inside Galveston County, Texas, at roughly 29.37°N, -94.97°W. Population 15,908, $71,102 median household income. Median home value $206,900, median rent $1,443. Poverty rate 15.6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in La Marque, TX stands at 15.6%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in La Marque runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.5% of La Marque workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 18.7% in La Marque, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for La Marque from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
15,908
La Marque · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$71,102
-20% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$206,900
-50% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Galveston County): La Marque's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
359K+21%
Median Income
$86,105+39%
Median Home Value
$314,600+112%
Poverty Rate
11.7%-12%
Unemployment
5.7%-34%

Economics

Economics indicators for La Marque, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,443/mo
Poverty Rate
15.6% +26% vs avg
Unemployment 6.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.9%
Work From Home 6.5%
Public Transit 0.8%

Population

White 40.4%
African American 27.6%
Asian 2.9%

Health Profile 14 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.4%
High Blood Pressure
40.7%
Obesity
38.9%
Physical Inactivity
31.4%
Lack of Health Insurance
18.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.2%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Diabetes
15.6%
Current Smoking
15.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
15%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 51.2%
Annual Checkup 75.7%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Stroke
4.3%

What alerts and safety updates affect La Marque?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for La Marque right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-LA-MARQUE · La Marque

La Marque: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to La Marque; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of La Marque, TX?
La Marque, TX has a population of 15,908 people, located in Galveston County, Texas.
What is the median household income in La Marque?
The median household income in La Marque, TX is $71,102 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.6%.
What is the median home value in La Marque?
The median home value in La Marque, TX is $206,900. Median rent is $1,443/month.
What are the top health concerns in La Marque?
The top health indicators in La Marque include Short Sleep Duration (41.4%), High Blood Pressure (40.7%), Obesity (38.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in La Marque?
The median age in La Marque, TX is 39 years. 22.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for La Marque, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (15.6% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($71,102 here).

Compare La Marque with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using La Marque's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the La Marque area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Galveston County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.