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San Marcos, TX

74,319 Population
39.9 square miles 1,861.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

24.9 ±1.7 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 36.2 ±0.2
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,507 ±$3,203 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $59,403 ±$1,364
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$48,091 ±$5,837 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $99,897 ±$2,027
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

30.1% ±5.7% (20,079  ±3,815) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 9.2% 229,736 (±0.7% / ±16,932)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±1.2 (830,195  ±58,753) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 27.3 26,280,460 (±0.2 / ±269,395)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

28,566 ±1,776 Number of households
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,061,155 ±6,067
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (66,595  ±115) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 2.4 2,501,281 (±0 / ±848)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.8% ±2.5% (1,111  ±722) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 4.2% † 28,032 (±0.4% / ±2,904)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,896 ±1,904 Number of housing units
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,127,379 ±380
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$364,600 ±$34,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $482,800 ±$6,029
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

33.4% ±4.7% (24,609  ±3,480.9) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 17.1% 432,592 (±0.9% / ±22,186.4)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.1% ±7.7% (31,029  ±3,713.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 91.8% 1,624,937 (±1.4% / ±24,146.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
37.2% ±6.9% (13,703  ±2,747.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 52.3% 924,733 (±1% / ±17,155.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.3% ±3.6% (7,627  ±2,651) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 18.5% 470,903
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.4% ±1.9% (3,459  ±1,193) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 5.4% 108,708 (±0.3% / ±6,454)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,459 Total veterans ±1,193 3,046 Male ±1,231 413 Female ±294

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