San Marcos, CA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	54,977	100.0

Male	27,271	49.6
Female	27,706	50.4

Under 5 years	4,821	8.8
5 to 9 years	4,906	8.9
10 to 14 years	4,015	7.3
15 to 19 years	3,719	6.8
20 to 24 years	3,730	6.8
25 to 34 years	8,995	16.4
35 to 44 years	8,749	15.9
45 to 54 years	6,005	10.9
55 to 59 years	1,973	3.6
60 to 64 years	1,539	2.8
65 to 74 years	2,986	5.4
75 to 84 years	2,606	4.7
85 years and over	933	1.7

Median age (years)	32.1	(X)

18 years and over	38,972	70.9
Male	19,016	34.6
Female	19,956	36.3
21 years and over	36,723	66.8
62 years and over	7,435	13.5
65 years and over	6,525	11.9
Male	2,672	4.9
Female	3,853	7.0

RACE
One race	52,512	95.5
White	37,051	67.4
Black or African American	1,099	2.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	453	0.8
Asian	2,567	4.7
Asian Indian	147	0.3
Chinese	412	0.7
Filipino	1,091	2.0
Japanese	227	0.4
Korean	129	0.2
Vietnamese	354	0.6
Other Asian ¹	207	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	130	0.2
Native Hawaiian	26	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	53	0.1
Samoan	37	0.1
Other Pacific Islander ²	14	0.0
Some other race	11,212	20.4
Two or more races	2,465	4.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	39,198	71.3
Black or African American	1,514	2.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	809	1.5
Asian	3,267	5.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	258	0.5
Some other race	12,553	22.8

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	54,977	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	20,271	36.9
Mexican	17,609	32.0
Puerto Rican	258	0.5
Cuban	50	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	2,354	4.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,706	63.1
White alone	29,617	53.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	54,977	100.0
In households	54,829	99.7
Householder	18,111	32.9
Spouse	10,609	19.3
Child	17,514	31.9
Own child under 18 years	14,054	25.6
Other relatives	4,425	8.0
Under 18 years	1,498	2.7
Nonrelatives	4,170	7.6
Unmarried partner	1,019	1.9
In group quarters	148	0.3
Institutionalized population	15	0.0
Noninstitutionalized population	133	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	18,111	100.0
Family households (families)	13,212	73.0
With own children under 18 years	7,074	39.1
Married-couple family	10,609	58.6
With own children under 18 years	5,601	30.9
Female householder, no husband present	1,736	9.6
With own children under 18 years	1,002	5.5
Nonfamily households	4,899	27.0
Householder living alone	3,677	20.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,920	10.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	7,628	42.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,752	26.2

Average household size	3.03	(X)
Average family size	3.46	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	18,862	100.0
Occupied housing units	18,111	96.0
Vacant housing units	751	4.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	62	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.4	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	18,111	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	11,957	66.0
Renter-occupied housing units	6,154	34.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.83	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	3.40	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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