Dickinson vs La Marque

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

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

Dickinson has the higher population (21,612 vs 18,833 in La Marque). Dickinson has the higher median household income ($82,018 vs $70,632 in La Marque). Dickinson has the higher median home value ($244,500 vs $189,400 in La Marque).

Population, income & housing

	Dickinson	La Marque
Population	21,612	18,833
Median age	33.8 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$82,018	$70,632
Median home value	$244,500	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,235	$1,375
Housing units	8,516	8,060
Homeownership rate	72.8%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickinson	La Marque
Population	20,754 → 21,612 (+4.1%)	16,627 → 18,833 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$66,875 → $82,018 (+22.6%)	$53,964 → $70,632 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$159,300 → $244,500 (+53.5%)	$117,000 → $189,400 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $1,235 (+31.7%)	$899 → $1,375 (+52.9%)

Dickinson

Population

20,75421,612

Median household income

$66,875$82,018

Median home value

$159,300$244,500

Median gross rent

$938$1,235

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)

	Dickinson	La Marque
Under 5	7.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	15.9%
45 to 54	11.0%	11.6%
55 to 64	10.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.1%	9.0%
75 and over	4.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickinson	La Marque
White (non-Hispanic)	44.5%	35.9%
Black or African American	9.0%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.8%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	41.9%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickinson	La Marque
No high school diploma	16.0%	12.9%
High school graduate	24.7%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	18.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickinson	La Marque
Drove alone	78.8%	85.2%
Carpooled	11.0%	5.8%
Public transit	0.3%	0.9%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	6.8%
Other means	0.9%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickinson	La Marque
1-unit, detached	73.6%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	6.2%	3.9%
20 or more units	5.1%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Dickinson	La Marque
Poverty rate	14.8%	15.5%
Average household size	2.77	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1984	1978