Friendswood vs La Marque

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

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

Friendswood has the higher population (40,827 vs 18,833 in La Marque). Friendswood has the higher median household income ($125,052 vs $70,632 in La Marque). Friendswood has the higher median home value ($399,500 vs $189,400 in La Marque).

Population, income & housing

	Friendswood	La Marque
Population	40,827	18,833
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$125,052	$70,632
Median home value	$399,500	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,375
Housing units	14,985	8,060
Homeownership rate	76.9%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.6%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Friendswood	La Marque
Population	39,688 → 40,827 (+2.9%)	16,627 → 18,833 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$111,478 → $125,052 (+12.2%)	$53,964 → $70,632 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$284,100 → $399,500 (+40.6%)	$117,000 → $189,400 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,389 → $1,698 (+22.2%)	$899 → $1,375 (+52.9%)

Friendswood

Population

39,68840,827

Median household income

$111,478$125,052

Median home value

$284,100$399,500

Median gross rent

$1,389$1,698

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)

	Friendswood	La Marque
Under 5	6.0%	6.1%
5 to 17	21.7%	17.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	7.6%
25 to 34	8.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.9%
45 to 54	15.1%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.9%	9.0%
75 and over	6.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Friendswood	La Marque
White (non-Hispanic)	71.5%	35.9%
Black or African American	4.6%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	4.9%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Friendswood	La Marque
No high school diploma	4.8%	12.9%
High school graduate	15.3%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Friendswood	La Marque
Drove alone	75.0%	85.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.6%	0.9%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.4%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Friendswood	La Marque
1-unit, detached	82.4%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	7.3%	3.9%
20 or more units	3.2%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Friendswood	La Marque
Poverty rate	2.8%	15.5%
Average household size	2.85	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	28
Median year structure built	1990	1978