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Population (year 2000): 1,138
Males: 558 (49.0%), Females: 580 (51.0%)
Matagorda County
Zip code:
77456
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $41,900 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,100 (year 2000)
Races in Markham:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.2%)
- Hispanic (36.0%)
- Black (9.9%)
- Other race (7.9%)
- Two or more races (2.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (12.6%), German (9.5%),
English (6.7%), United States (3.2%), Czech (2.9%), Swedish
(1.6%).
Elevation: 55 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Markham
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Markham CDP
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 66.0%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 3.6%
- Divorced: 9.1%
2.7% Foreign born (2.7% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Markham:
- MATAGORDA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BAY
CITY, TX)
- PALACIOS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles;
PALACIOS, TX)
- EL CAMPO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; EL
CAMPO, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Markham:
- BRAZORIA COUNTY (about 44 miles; ANGLETON/LAKE
JACKSON, TX; ID: LBX)
- VICTORIA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; VICTORIA, TX; ID:
VCT)
- WILLIAM P HOBBY (about 73 miles; HOUSTON, TX; ID:
HOU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Markham:
- FEHMEL DUSTING SERVICE (about 8 miles; BAY CITY, TX;
ID: T84)
- BAY CITY MUNI (about 16 miles; BAY CITY, TX; ID: BYY)
- LACKEY AVIATION (about 21 miles; WHARTON, TX; ID:
94R)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Markham:
- WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
WHARTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,124)
- HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,273)
- ALVIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ALVIN, TX;
FT enrollment: 2,094)
- VICTORIA COLLEGE (about 65 miles; VICTORIA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,511)
- RICE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,158)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 72 miles; HOUSTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 2,541)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-UNIVERSITY PARK (about 72
miles; HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 25,479)
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