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San Marcos, TX

70,897 Population
38.9 square miles 1,823.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

25.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 36 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$27,545 ±$1,643 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $56,313 ±$449
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$51,281 ±$2,567 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $100,431 ±$996
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

26.9% ±2.6% (17,210  ±1,644) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 9.8% 233,722 (±0.4% / ±8,680)
  • about double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

24 minutes ±1.2 (830,195  ±58,753) Mean travel time to work
  • 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)

Families

28,013 ±869 Number of households
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 989,434 ±2,299
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.3 ±0.1 (63,897  ±677) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 2.4 2,379,805 (±0 / ±871)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

3% ±1.2% (802  ±316) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 4.8% 30,714 (±0.3% / ±2,053)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

30,349 ±818 Number of housing units
  • the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 1,042,843 ±409
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$310,400 ±$22,179 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: $465,000 ±$2,494
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

32.2% ±2.9% (22,656  ±2,067.8) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 17.4% 418,354 (±0.4% / ±9,174.8)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

90.5% ±4.7% (33,099  ±1,917) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 91.9% 1,535,645 (±0.7% / ±10,904.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
38.3% ±3.4% (14,007  ±1,289.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 50.9% 850,974 (±0.5% / ±7,543.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

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

9.1% ±1.9% (6,476  ±1,331) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 16.3% 396,199
  • about half the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

4.8% ±0.9% (2,911  ±546) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area: 5.8% 108,817 (±0.2% / ±3,111)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
2,911 Total veterans ±546 2,671 Male ±527 240 Female ±146

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