San Marcos, CA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

61%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	San Marcos	California	National
Income per capita	$51,705	$45,980	$44,883
Median household income	$131,139	$95,535	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$167,639	$130,228	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$89,773	$64,137	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,025	$52,776	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,883	$38,938	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.0%	15.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in San Marcos is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in San Marcos is 61% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in San Marcos is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in San Marcos is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$87,417 $131,139 $262,278

City

$63,683 $95,535 $191,070

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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San Marcos median earnings by income bracket

San Marcos employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.7%	11.7%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	3.1%	3.1%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	3.1%	3.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	35.0%	35.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairbanks Ranch, CA	3,019	$333,214	309.7%
Rancho Santa Fe, CA	2,734	$260,620	220.4%
Del Mar, CA	4,455	$243,715	199.7%
Encinitas, CA	64,861	$181,311	122.9%
Poway, CA	51,311	$173,624	113.5%
San Marcos, CA	99,851	$131,139	61.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yuma, AZ	99,763	$78,873	3.0%
Lawrence, KS	99,660	$81,282	0.1%
Flint, MI	99,436	$44,927	44.8%
Erie, PA	100,285	$58,044	28.6%
Longmont, CO	99,360	$118,222	45.4%
San Marcos, CA	99,851	$131,139	61.2%

Source: The San Marcos, CA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.