Hitchcock vs La Marque

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

Hitchcock 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 7,480 in Hitchcock). Hitchcock has the higher median household income ($77,713 vs $70,632 in La Marque). La Marque has the higher median home value ($189,400 vs $159,500 in Hitchcock).

Population, income & housing

	Hitchcock	La Marque
Population	7,480	18,833
Median age	36.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$77,713	$70,632
Median home value	$159,500	$189,400
Median gross rent	$1,370	$1,375
Housing units	3,040	8,060
Homeownership rate	74.2%	71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hitchcock	La Marque
Population	7,800 → 7,480 (-4.1%)	16,627 → 18,833 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$57,829 → $77,713 (+34.4%)	$53,964 → $70,632 (+30.9%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $159,500 (+39.9%)	$117,000 → $189,400 (+61.9%)
Median gross rent	$870 → $1,370 (+57.5%)	$899 → $1,375 (+52.9%)

Hitchcock

Population

7,8007,480

Median household income

$57,829$77,713

Median home value

$114,000$159,500

Median gross rent

$870$1,370

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)

	Hitchcock	La Marque
Under 5	7.9%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	10.9%	7.6%
25 to 34	10.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.8%	15.9%
45 to 54	13.3%	11.6%
55 to 64	11.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	9.0%
75 and over	4.2%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hitchcock	La Marque
White (non-Hispanic)	40.3%	35.9%
Black or African American	27.9%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	26.4%	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hitchcock	La Marque
No high school diploma	11.6%	12.9%
High school graduate	32.3%	27.3%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	36.7%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hitchcock	La Marque
Drove alone	86.6%	85.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	6.8%
Other means	1.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hitchcock	La Marque
1-unit, detached	76.3%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	4.4%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.9%
20 or more units	4.3%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Hitchcock	La Marque
Poverty rate	17.4%	15.5%
Average household size	2.70	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	28
Median year structure built	1983	1978