Bacliff vs La Marque

A side-by-side comparison of Bacliff and La Marque: population, income, housing, and more.

Bacliff and La Marque are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Marque has the higher population (18,833 vs 9,935 in Bacliff). La Marque has the higher median household income ($70,632 vs $54,806 in Bacliff). La Marque has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $168,000 in Bacliff).

Population, income & housing

	Bacliff	La Marque
Population	9,935	18,833
Median age	34.4 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$54,806	$70,632
Median home value	$168,000	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,169	$1,375
Housing units	3,950	8,060
Homeownership rate	61.5%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bacliff	La Marque
Population	10,856 → 9,935 (-8.5%)	16,627 → 18,833 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$46,063 → $54,806 (+19.0%)	$53,964 → $70,632 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$128,100 → $168,000 (+31.1%)	$117,000 → $189,400 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $1,169 (+26.4%)	$899 → $1,375 (+52.9%)

Bacliff

Population

10,8569,935

Median household income

$46,063$54,806

Median home value

$128,100$168,000

Median gross rent

$925$1,169

La Marque

Population

16,62718,833

Median household income

$53,964$70,632

Median home value

$117,000$189,400

Median gross rent

$899$1,375

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bacliff	La Marque
Under 5	4.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	24.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	15.5%	15.9%
45 to 54	14.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	4.7%	9.0%
75 and over	2.4%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bacliff	La Marque
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	35.9%
Black or African American	7.5%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	1.6%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	45.6%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bacliff	La Marque
No high school diploma	21.9%	12.9%
High school graduate	23.1%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	34.1%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bacliff	La Marque
Drove alone	77.5%	85.2%
Carpooled	11.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	6.8%
Other means	1.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bacliff	La Marque
1-unit, detached	66.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	22.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Bacliff	La Marque
Poverty rate	28.0%	15.5%
Average household size	2.68	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1990	1978