San Marcos, TX Housing Market & City Data

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64,776
Population Estimate
$170,074
Median Home Value
92.5%
Employment Rate
33.4%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$197
Median Listing Price$354,358
Median Days on Market88
Active Listings436
New Listings96
Total Listings (Active + Pending)540
Avg Listing Price$456,644
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-6%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.05
Family Dual Income53.4
Median Household Income$40,370
Median Individual Income$19,726
Home Ownership29.7%
Home Value$170,074
Median Rent$1,064
Rent Burden40.7%
Poverty32.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED12.7%
  • Highschool Education25.1%
  • Some College28.8%
  • Bachelors Degree22.0%
  • Graduate Degree11.4%
  • Total College or Above33.4%
  • Stem Degree40.5%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married24.8%
  • Divorced8.7%
  • Never Married63.7%
  • Widowed2.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CitySan Marcos
State IDTX
Population64,776

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.9%
19–2938.8%
30–3911.4%
40–498.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–596.6%
60–694.9%
70–793.6%
80+1.8%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation67.3%
Unemployment Rate7.5%
Disabled9.5%

ETHNICITY

White84.3%
Black6.4%
Asian2.5%
Native American0.3%
Pacific Islander0.1%
Other3.9%
Multiple2.6%

OTHER

Hispanic43.1%
Limited English4.5%
Health Uninsured16.0%
Veteran4.8%

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Neighborhoods in San Marcos, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in San Marcos, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • San Marcos

    Downtown San Marcos ↗

    Median asking price
    $250,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    83
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    3.5/10 · 4 schools

  • Conway Park

    Conway ↗

    Median asking price
    $63,125
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    17
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.7/10 · 3 schools

  • Blanco River

    Blanco River Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $244,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    12
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.3/10 · 3 schools

  • Mission Trail at El Camino Real Apartments

    El Camino Real ↗

    Median asking price
    $204,200
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    12
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.7/10 · 3 schools

  • Briarwood by Chesmar

    Briarwood ↗

    Median asking price
    $140,950
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    12
    D

    Nearby schools · estimated

    2.3/10 · 3 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.