Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

DATA FROM THE 2006-2010 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (5-YEAR AVERAGE) FOR THE THREE PREDOMINATE ETHNICITIES SHOWS:

Out of a total of 15,467 households in the City:

62 %

23 %

10 %

5 %

Non-family households

Married-couple families (with and without children)

other

One-parent households with children

LARGE PERCENTAGES OF THE SAN MARCOS POPULATION (REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY) HAVE VERY LOW INCOMES:

• THE MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS ESTIMATED AT $26,734 FOR THE OVERALL CITY, WITH 20% OF ALL

HOUSEHOLDS HAVING AN INCOME OF LESS THAN $10,000 PER YEAR

• THE POVERTY RATE FOR THE CITY IS 36.9%

• THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION WITH LESS THAN A HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION WAS 16.7%