San Marcos is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 34,005 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, San Marcos is the 75th largest community in Texas.

Unlike some cities, San Marcos isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in San Marcos are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, San Marcos is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in San Marcos who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.21%), sales jobs (14.16%), and food service (11.63%).

San Marcos is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in San Marcos have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. San Marcos's economy is one such example of this.

San Marcos is a decent-sized city, yet no one gets to work using public transit, because the city has no real transit system.

San Marcos Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, San Marcos is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 28.99% of adults in San Marcos have a college degree.

The per capita income in San Marcos in 2000 was $13,468, which is lower middle income relative to Texas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $53,872 for a family of four.

San Marcos is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call San Marcos home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in San Marcos is White, followed by African-American. San Marcos also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.40% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in San Marcos include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in San Marcos is English. Some people also speak Spanish.