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San Marcos, TX Urban Area

72,811 Population
24.6 square miles 2,961.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

24.2 ±1.3 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,686 ±$2,303 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$44,212 ±$5,858 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

32.7% ±5.7% (21,254  ±3,914) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±1.2 (838,420  ±64,233) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

27,906 ±2,030 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.2 (64,278  ±4,050) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±2.5% (1,111  ±722) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

30,780 ±2,162 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$299,900 ±$33,373 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

32.4% ±4.1% (23,363  ±3,262) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.1% ±3.6% (32,316  ±1,891) High school grad or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.9% ±3% (12,425  ±1,220.6) Bachelor's degree or higher * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

10.1% ±3.5% (7,350  ±2,612) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.9% (2,948  ±1,180) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
2,948 Total veterans ±1,180 2,704 Male ±1,227 244 Female ±239

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