California · Census place 39724
Lake San Marcos CDP, CA
Quick answer
Lake San Marcos CDP has 4,996 residents, ranking #662 of 1618 places in California. Median household income is $100,676, the median home is worth $859,600 and median gross rent runs $2,615 a month.
- Population
- 4,996Lake San Marcos CDP residents
- Median household income
- $100,676Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $859,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,615Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 60.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake San Marcos CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake San Marcos CDP median would spend about 31.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 8.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 78.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Myrtletown CDP 5,028
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