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San Marcos, TX Urban Area

74,469 Population
24.6 square miles 3,029.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

24.9 ±1 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,702 ±$2,706 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$50,768 ±$8,098 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

32% ±6.3% (21,223  ±4,406) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

23.2 minutes ±0.3 (804,695  ±43,930) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

29,418 ±2,487 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.2 (66,133  ±4,117) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

2.2% ±0.8% (550  ±201) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,404 (±0% / ±23,722)

Housing

31,438 ±2,738 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$291,000 ±$34,536 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

30.6% ±5.5% (22,427  ±4,144.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±6.2% (34,046  ±3,696.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
39.7% ±5.4% (14,580  ±2,346.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

6.4% ±2.5% (4,749  ±1,893) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.2% ±1.4% (2,723  ±899) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
2,723 Total veterans ±899 2,723 Male ±899 N/A Female ±236

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