San Marcos, TX

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2023 Population

68,920

2.65% 1-year growth

About

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N/A of the households in San Marcos, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in San Marcos, TX are Texas State University (8,918 degrees awarded in 2022) and Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology (34 degrees).

Most people in San Marcos, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in San Marcos, TX was 2 cars per household.

Economy

The economy of San Marcos, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in San Marcos, TX are Accommodation & Food Services (6,608 people), Educational Services (5,686 people), and Retail Trade (5,317 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($93,750), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($59,535), and Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($49,850).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in San Marcos, TX, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (5,152 people), Sales & Related Occupations (4,758 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,983 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of San Marcos, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in San Marcos, TX, are Accommodation & Food Services (6,608 people), Educational Services (5,686 people), and Retail Trade (5,317 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of San Marcos, TX, though some of these residents may live in San Marcos, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in San Marcos, TX are White (4,062 and 46.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (3,273 and 37.4%), Black or African American (735 and 8.4%), and Asian (285 and 3.26%).

The largest universities in San Marcos, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas State University (8,918 and NaNM%) and Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology (34 and NaNM%).

The most popular majors in San Marcos, TX are General Psychology (523 and NaNM%), General Business Administration & Management (503 and NaNM%), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (396 and NaNM%).

Completions

Concentrations

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This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in San Marcos, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Texas State University
8,918 degrees awarded
Total Transformation Institute of Cosmetology
34 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas State University with 8,918 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 3,381 men were awarded degrees from institutions in San Marcos, TX, which is 0.607 times less than the 5,571 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 4,062 degrees mean that there were 1.24 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3,273 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in San Marcos, TX have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in San Marcos, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in San Marcos, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in San Marcos, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for San Marcos, TX is from Texas.

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2022 Wage GINI in Texas

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2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (71%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2023, 71% of workers in San Marcos, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in San Marcos, TX have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in San Marcos, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in San Marcos, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in San Marcos, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in San Marcos, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in San Marcos, TX is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in San Marcos, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.