La Marque is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Texas. With a population of 19,147 people and five associated neighborhoods, La Marque is the 160th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, La Marque is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, La Marque is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in La Marque who work in sales jobs (10.00%), management occupations (9.46%), and office and administrative support (7.88%). Also of interest is that La Marque has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. La Marque is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. The percentage of adults in La Marque who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.56% of the adults in La Marque have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in La Marque in 2022 was $31,191, which is upper middle income relative to Texas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $124,764 for a family of four. However, La Marque contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. La Marque is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call La Marque home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of La Marque residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. La Marque also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.11% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in La Marque include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in La Marque is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
