Galveston vs La Marque

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

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

Galveston has the higher population (53,348 vs 18,833 in La Marque). La Marque has the higher median household income ($70,632 vs $57,216 in Galveston). Galveston has the higher median home value ($294,300 vs $189,400 in La Marque).

Population, income & housing

	Galveston	La Marque
Population	53,348	18,833
Median age	40.0 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,216	$70,632
Median home value	$294,300	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,278	$1,375
Housing units	34,921	8,060
Homeownership rate	46.7%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Galveston	La Marque
Population	50,241 → 53,348 (+6.2%)	16,627 → 18,833 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$49,319 → $57,216 (+16.0%)	$53,964 → $70,632 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$182,800 → $294,300 (+61.0%)	$117,000 → $189,400 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$991 → $1,278 (+29.0%)	$899 → $1,375 (+52.9%)

Galveston

Population

50,24153,348

Median household income

$49,319$57,216

Median home value

$182,800$294,300

Median gross rent

$991$1,278

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)

	Galveston	La Marque
Under 5	4.5%	6.1%
5 to 17	11.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	12.2%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	10.6%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	9.0%
75 and over	7.5%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Galveston	La Marque
White (non-Hispanic)	50.5%	35.9%
Black or African American	14.5%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	2.7%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	29.7%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Galveston	La Marque
No high school diploma	12.4%	12.9%
High school graduate	23.9%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Galveston	La Marque
Drove alone	69.4%	85.2%
Carpooled	8.6%	5.8%
Public transit	0.4%	0.9%
Walked	5.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.3%	6.8%
Other means	2.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Galveston	La Marque
1-unit, detached	56.9%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	10.9%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	15.1%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Galveston	La Marque
Poverty rate	19.9%	15.5%
Average household size	2.03	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1973	1978