City of La Marque

Community Profile

La Marque, Texas - Community Profile

(based off the census 2000 data)

Subject	Number	Percent
Total population	13,682	100.0
SEX AND AGE
Male	6,497	47.5
Female	7,185	52.5

Under 5 years	935	6.8
5 to 9 years	996	7.3
10 to 14 years	972	7.1
15 to 19 years	1,024	7.5
20 to 24 years	831	6.1
25 to 34 years	1,575	11.5
35 to 44 years	2,009	14.7
45 to 54 years	1,939	14.2
55 to 59 years	697	5.1
60 to 64 years	576	4.2
65 to 74 years	1,076	7.9
75 to 84 years	826	6.0
85 years and over	226	1.7

Median age (years)	37.7	(X)

18 years and over	10,159	74.3
Male	4,723	34.5
Female	5,436	39.7
21 years and over	9,571	70.0
62 years and over	2,467	18.0
65 years and over	2,128	15.6
Male	882	6.4
Female	1,246	9.1

RACE
One race	13,366	97.7
White	7,640	55.8
Black or African American	4,746	34.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	63	0.5
Asian	64	0.5
Asian Indian	12	0.1
Chinese	8	0.1
Filipino	27	0.2
Japanese	3	0.0
Korean	5	0.0
Vietnamese	7	0.1
Other Asian ¹	2	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian	0	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	849	6.2
Two or more races	316	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	7,904	57.8
Black or African American	4,835	35.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	129	0.9
Asian	110	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	7	0.1
Some other race	1,031	7.5

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	13,682	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2,111	15.4
Mexican	1,701	12.4
Puerto Rican	33	0.2
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	372	2.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	11,571	84.6
White alone	6,583	48.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	13,682	100.0
In households	13,537	98.9
Householder	5,237	38.3
Spouse	2,530	18.5
Child	4,077	29.8
Own child under 18 years	2,899	21.2
Other relatives	1,054	7.7
Under 18 years	545	4.0
Nonrelatives	639	4.7
Unmarried partner	303	2.2
In group quarters	145	1.1
Institutionalized population	91	0.7
Noninstitutionalized population	54	0.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	5,237	100.0
Family households (families)	3,713	70.9
With own children under 18 years	1,590	30.4
Married-couple family	2,530	48.3
With own children under 18 years	970	18.5
Female householder, no husband present	900	17.2
With own children under 18 years	482	9.2
Nonfamily households	1,524	29.1
Householder living alone	1,294	24.7
Householder 65 years and over	561	10.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	1,894	36.2
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,493	28.5

Average household size	2.58	(X)
Average family size	3.06	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	5,732	100.0
Occupied housing units	5,237	91.4
Vacant housing units	495	8.6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	24	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	5,237	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	3,830	73.1
Renter-occupied housing units	1,407	26.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.54	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.70	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.