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San Marcos, CA

96,615 Population
24.6 square miles 3,932.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±2.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 37.8 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in California: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$53,162 ±$5,687 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $53,674 ±$675
  • a little higher than the amount in California: $49,934 ±$232
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$109,520 ±$15,812 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $109,132 ±$1,813
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in California: $100,149 ±$381
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.7% ±2.8% (8,235  ±2,628) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 10% 320,137 (±0.6% / ±19,219)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 11.8% 4,567,967 (±0.2% / ±68,831)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.5 minutes ±0.8 (961,125  ±54,376) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 25.5 33,954,336 (±0.2 / ±306,567)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

30,992 ±1,895 Number of households
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,185,092 ±6,462
  • California: 13,797,638 ±19,379
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3 ±0.2 (94,250  ±257) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 2.7 3,184,677 (±0 / ±1,788)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in California: 2.8 38,537,960
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.7% ±2% (929  ±508) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 38,690 (±0.4% / ±3,165)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in California: 4.5% 430,221 (±0.1% / ±12,150)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

31,911 ±2,040 Number of housing units
  • the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 1,271,828 ±662
  • California: 14,877,017 ±1,124
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$969,000 ±$50,932 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: $914,700 ±$6,686
  • about 1.3 times the amount in California: $759,500 ±$3,644
  • more than double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

9.3% ±2.5% (8,917  ±2,431) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 12% 391,586 (±0.6% / ±21,033.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in California: 10.4% 4,053,576 (±0.2% / ±69,085.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

86.8% ±4.8% (54,082  ±3,821.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 89.1% 2,053,150 (±1% / ±23,715.1)
  • about the same as the rate in California: 84.9% 23,227,841 (±0.3% / ±84,605.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
46% ±3.9% (28,627  ±2,740.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 45.3% 1,042,870 (±0.7% / ±16,275.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 38.1% 10,436,652 (±0.2% / ±53,771.8)
  • about 25 percent higher than 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

21.3% ±3% (20,551  ±2,931) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 23.7% 782,179
  • about three-quarters of the rate in California: 27.7% 10,902,022
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.9% (3,797  ±1,336) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area: 6.9% 176,906 (±0.2% / ±6,210)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in California: 4% 1,239,625 (±0.1% / ±17,966)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,797 Total veterans ±1,336 3,643 Male ±1,311 154 Female ±145

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