San Marcos Population

San Marcos is a city in California, State of United States, San Marcos population in 2023 is estimated to be 95,535, covers city area of 24.36 sq mi (63.08 sq km), ranks eightieth largest city in California State, 348 three-hundred-forty-eighth city in the United States. San Marcos is a city in the North County region of San Diego County, borders by Escondido to the east, Encinitas to the southwest, Carlsbad to the west, and Vista to the northwest. San Marcos population as per 2020 census is 94,833 compared to 2010 population of 83,781 with the increase number of 11,052 people and growth of 13.2 percent.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth
• Housing

Below is the San Marcos population by year:

Year	Population	Change %
2010	83,942
2011	85,023	1.29
2012	86,863	2.16
2013	89,494	3.03
2014	92,471	3.33
2015	93,338	0.94
2016	95,116	1.90
2017	95,811	0.73
2018	96,847	1.08
2019	95,888	-0.99
2020	94,833	-1.10
2021 *	94,928	0.1
2022 *	95,421	0.52
2023 *	95,535	0.12

Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

San Marcos Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total San Marcos population is 96,673, out of these 46,064 are male, 50,609 are female, The sex ratio of San Marcos is 91. The median age of the San Marcos population is 37.3, San Marcos population by age are, under 18 years is 25,357, 16 years and over is 73,694, 18 years and over is 71,316, 21 years and over is 66,153, 65 years and over is 16,691. 47.6% are male, 52.4% are female, Population of San Marcos by age percent-wise is, 26.2% are under 18 years old, 76.2% are 16 years and over, 73.8% are 18 years and over, 68.4% are 21 years and over, 14.7% are 65 years and over. There are total 33,095 housing units, The voting population of San Marcos are 63,422, out of these 30,529 are male voters, 32,893 are female voters, 48.1% are male, 51.9% are female. San Marcos population in 2022 is estimated to be 95,421, and in 2021 is estimated to be 94,928.

Age Group	Population	Percent
0 -5	4,822	5.0%
5 - 9	8,753	9.1%
10 - 14	7,857	8.1%
15 - 19	7,577	7.8%
20 - 24	5,508	5.7%
25 - 34	10,869	11.2%
35 - 44	14,302	14.8%
45 - 54	13,309	13.8%
55 - 59	4,580	4.7%
60 - 64	4,916	5.1%
65 - 74	8,809	9.1%
75 - 84	4,319	4.5%
85 and over	1,052	1.1%

Source: 2019 US population by age estimates

San Marcos Population by Race

White Population

White population in San Marcos, California are 74,391, percentage wise 77.0 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in San Marcos, California are 2,245, percentage wise 2.3 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in San Marcos, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in San Marcos are 9,062, percentage wise 9.4 percent are asians, out of these 1,208 are Asian Indians, 1,993 are Chinese, 3,463 are Filipinos, 210 are Japanese, 0 are Korean, 1,351 are Vietnamese and 837 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in San Marcos, California are 35,991. Percentage wise 37.2 percent are hispanics, out of these 31,200 are Mexican people, 176 are Puerto Ricans, 279 are Cubans, and 4,336 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race	96,673	Percent
White	74,391	77.0%
Black or African American	2,245	2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native	362	0.4%
Asian Population	9,062	9.4%
Asian Indian	1,208	1.2%
Chinese	1,993	2.1%
Filipino	3,463	3.6%
Japanese	210	0.2%
Other Asian Population	837
Hispanic or Latino	35,991	37.2%
Mexican	31,200	32.3%
Puerto Rican	176	0.2%
Cuban	279	0.3%
Other Hispanic or Latino	4,336

Source: US Census population estimates(2019)

Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, San Marcos native population is 74,301, out of these 50,068 born in the California state and 22,991 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 22,372, out of these 13,742 are Naturalized US citizen, 995 are in Europe, 5,424 in Asia, 398 in Africa, 6,809 in Latin America and 116 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in San Marcos are 8,630, out of these 485 are from Europe, 1,805 are from Asia, 0 from Africa, 6,215 are from Latin America and 125 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of Birth	Population
Native	74,301
Born in state of residence	50,068
Born in other state in the United States	22,991
Northeast	5,277
Midwest	6,450
South	6,059
West	5,205
Born outside the United States	1,242
Puerto Rico	0
U.S. Island Areas	0
Born abroad of American parent(s)	1,242
Foreign born
Born outside of United States	22,372
Naturalized U.S. citizen	13,742
Europe	995
Asia	5,424
Africa	398
Oceania	0
Latin America	6,809
Northern America	116
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen	8,630
Europe	485
Asia	1,805
Africa	0
Oceania	0
Latin America	6,215
Northern America	125

Source: US Census 2019 estimates

San Marcos Housing

According to 2019 census estimates, Total number of houses in San Marcos, California are 33,095, Occupied housing units are 30,852, Rental vacancy rate is 3. Percentage of occupancy is 93, 60.24% of houses are owner occupied and 32.98% of houses are renter occupied in San Marcos. There are 52.68 percent of one-unit detached, 6.60 percent of one-units attached, 0.68 percent of two-unit houses, 3.46 percent of three or four unit homes. 12.77 percent are residing in mobile homes. Average household size of owner occupied is 3 and average household size of renter occupied is 3. 21.44 percent are available with one vehicle, 39.45 percent are available with two vehicles, 25.36 percent are available with three or more vehicles and 6.97 percent are no vehicles available. Total number of San Marcos rental homes or apartments are 10,915, occupied by Renter, The median value of San Marcos average rental rate is $1,779.

Housing	Units
Total housing units	33,095
Occupied housing units	30,852
Occupied housing units percent	93
Rental vacancy rate	3
Structure Type	Units
1-unit, detached	17,435
1-unit attached	2,183
2 units	224
3 or 4 units	1,146
Mobile home	4,225
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0
Owner-occupied	19,937
Renter-occupied	10,915
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	3
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3

Source: US Census 2019 housing estimates

San Marcos Housing Market

The median value of housing unit in San Marcos, California is $628,800, According to 2019 estimated US census of housing market, 0.45 percent of houses are less than $50,000, 2.23 percent are between $50,000 to $100,000, 0.98 percent are between $100,000 to $150,000, 0.93 percent are between $150,000 to $200,000, 3.82 percent are between $200,000 to $300,000, 9.60 percent are between $300,000 to $500,000, 38.63 percent are between $500,000 to one million, 3.60 percent are over one million and above.

Housing unit value	Units
Less than $50,000	148
$50,000 to $99,999	739
$100,000 to $149,999	324
$150,000 to $199,999	309
$200,000 to $299,999	1,265
$300,000 to $499,999	3,176
$500,000 to $999,999	12,783
$1,000,000 or more	1,193
Median (dollars)	628,800

Source: US Census 2019 housing market estimates