Texas · Census place 65600
San Marcos city, TX
Quick answer
San Marcos city has 68,920 residents, ranking #59 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $51,030, the median home is worth $269,700 and median gross rent runs $1,299 a month.
- Population
- 68,920San Marcos city residents
- Median household income
- $51,030Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $269,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,299Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 30.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in San Marcos city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the San Marcos city median would spend about 30.5% 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 5.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.7% of residents and 30.5% 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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