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Population (year 2000): 13,682. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,860 (+1.3% change)
Males: 6,497 (47.5%), Females: 7,185 (52.5%)
Galveston County
Zip code:
77568
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $34,841 (year 2000)
Median house value: $59,500 (year 2000)
Races in La Marque:
- White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
- Black (34.7%)
- Hispanic (15.4%)
- Other race (6.2%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (9.2%), United States (7.7%),
Irish (6.4%), English (5.9%), French (3.2%), Italian (1.9%).
Elevation: 15 feet
Land area: 14.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in La Marque
- High school or higher: 79.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in La Marque city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 13.4%
4.2% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.5% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -396 (-2.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near La Marque:
- MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; TEXAS CITY,
TX)
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GAL (about 13
miles; GALVESTON, TX)
- DEVEREUX TEXAS TREATMENT NETWORK (about 13 miles;
LEAGUE CITY, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La
Marque:
- ELLINGTON FIELD (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
EFD)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 28 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 38 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Marque:
- SCHOLES INTL AT GALVESTON (about 12 miles;
GALVESTON, TX; ID: GLS)
- BAY ELECTRIC SUPPLY (about 12 miles; LEAGUE CITY,
TX; ID: T95)
- PEARLAND RGNL (about 21 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID: LVJ)
Amtrak stations near La Marque:
- 1 miles: LAMARQUE (725 OAK) - Bus Station
- 14 miles: GALVESTON (BEACH CENTRAL STA., 21ST AT
SEAWALL) - Bus Station
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
La Marque:
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 16 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 23 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 24 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 3,513)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 27 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 35 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 37
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
Public high school in La Marque:
- LA MARQUE H S (Students: 1,140; Location:
1727 BAYOU RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in La Marque:
- ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students:
318; Location: 5130 CASEY STR; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Marque:
- LA MARQUE MIDDLE (Students: 829; Location:
1727 BAYOU RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 416; Location:
1727 BAYOU RD; Grades: PK - KG)
- WESTLAWN EL (Students: 371; Location: 1727
BAYOU RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- INTER CITY EL (Students: 365; Location: 1727
BAYOU RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- SIMMS EL (Students: 321; Location: 1727 BAYOU
RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- HIGHLANDS EL (Students: 305; Location: 1727
BAYOU RD; Grades: 01 - 05)
- GALVESTON CO J J A E P (Students: 3;
Location: 1727 BAYOU RD; Grades: 06 - 12)
Private primary/middle school in La Marque:
- ST MICHAELS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 112;
Location: 1601 LAKE ROAD; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in La Marque:
- LA MARQUE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$205,055; Location: 1011 BAYOU RD; 56,483 books; 1,823
audio materials; 715 video materials; 54 serial
subscriptions)
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