Palomar's Living Circumstances

San Marcos Unified School District Overview

Palomar College located in San Marcos Unified School District area. A total of 41,885 households are located in San Marcos Unified School District area. Among them, 15,891 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.46 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 40,872 and 37,336 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

10.22% (12,925) of residents are non-citizens and 31.52% (39,883) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of San Marcos Unified School District, California
Household	41,885
Population	126,520
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	15,891 (37.94%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	40,872
Total Students	37,336
Pre-Kindergarten	2,726
Kindergarten	1,739
Grade 1-8	14,692
Grade 9-12	6,857
College/Graduate School	11,322
Veterans	95,117
Non-citizen	12,925
Non-English Home Language	39,883
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

98,608 residents are over the age of 16 and 65,174 people are in labor force. Among them, 64,797 people are in civilian labor force and 377 are in armed labor force. 62,236 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for San Marcos Unified School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	61,349	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	48,692	79.37%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	4,141	6.75%
Public transportation	799	1.30%
Walked	1,203	1.96%
Other method	1,408	2.30%
Worked from home	5,106	8.32%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,236	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	25,502	40.98%
Service	11,721	18.83%
Sales and office	13,759	22.11%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	4,767	7.66%
Production, transportation, and material moving	6,487	10.42%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,236	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	759	1.22%
Construction	4,060	6.52%
Manufacturing	8,168	13.12%
Wholesale trade	2,007	3.22%
Retail trade	6,446	10.36%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,623	2.61%
Information	1,084	1.74%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	3,602	5.79%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	9,530	15.31%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	12,395	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7,065	11.35%
Other services, except public administration	3,499	5.62%
Public administration	1,998	3.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	62,236	-
Private wage and salary workers	49,920	80.21%
Government workers	6,626	10.65%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	5,636	9.06%
Unpaid family workers	54	0.09%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $113,257 for the 41,885 households in San Marcos Unified School District area, California. The average income of a single worker is $37,600. 117,616 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.43%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	41,885	-
Less than $10,000	1,805	4.31%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,014	2.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	2,549	6.09%
$25,000 - $34,999	3,050	7.28%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,940	9.41%
$50,000 - $74,999	6,590	15.73%
$75,000 - $99,999	4,518	10.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	7,968	19.02%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,617	11.02%
More than $200,000	5,834	13.93%
Median Household Income	$86,027	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$113,257	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	30,576	-
Less than $10,000	748	2.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	291	0.95%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,200	3.92%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,907	6.24%
$35,000 - $49,999	2,651	8.67%
$50,000 - $74,999	4,828	15.79%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,389	11.08%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,336	20.72%
$150,000 - $199,999	3,991	13.05%
More than $200,000	5,235	17.12%

Median Family Income	$101,532	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$127,034	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,600	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$62,979	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$62,979	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	127,253	-
With health insurance coverage	117,616	92.43%
Public coverage	39,993	31.43%
Private health insurance	90,250	70.92%
Without health insurance coverage	9,637	7.57%

Housing

There are 44,382 housing units in San Marcos Unified School District area, California with 41,885 units (94.37%) occupied. 27,011 houses (64.49%) are occupied by owner and 14,874 houses (35.51%) are rented. The average housing value is $570,000 and the average rental cost is $1,771. 1,257 houses (2.83%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 412 houses (0.93%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,382	-
Occupied	41,885	94.37%
Owner Occupied	27,011	64.49%
Renter Occupied	14,874	35.51%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	23,333	52.57%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	4,954	11.16%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,839	26.68%
Mobile Homes	4,256	9.59%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,382	-
Built 2014 or later	1,257	2.83%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,798	4.05%
Built 2000 - 2009	11,799	26.59%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,899	17.80%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,193	18.46%
Built 1970 - 1979	9,418	21.22%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,566	5.78%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,040	2.34%
Built 1949 or earlier	412	0.93%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,382	-
1 room	451	1.02%
2 rooms	831	1.87%
3 rooms	3,420	7.71%
4 rooms	7,856	17.70%
5 rooms	8,650	19.49%
6 rooms	9,118	20.54%
7 rooms	5,506	12.41%
8 rooms	3,648	8.22%
9 rooms or more	4,902	11.05%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	44,382	-
no bedroom	458	1.03%
1 bedroom	3,040	6.85%
2 bedrooms	13,983	31.51%
3 bedrooms	14,261	32.13%
4 bedrooms	10,029	22.60%
5 bedrooms or more	2,611	5.88%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	27,011	-
Less than $50,000	467	1.73%
$50,000 - $99,999	919	3.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	721	2.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	723	2.68%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,623	6.01%
$300,000 - $499,999	6,427	23.79%
$500,000 - $999,999	13,753	50.92%
$1,000,000 or more	2,378	8.80%
Median House Value	$570,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	14,518	-
Less than $500	264	1.82%
$500 - $999	1,402	9.66%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,287	22.64%
$1,500 - $1,999	4,253	29.29%
$2,000 - $2,499	2,595	17.87%
$2,500 - $2,999	1,419	9.77%
$3,000 or more	1,298	8.94%
Median Rental Costs	$1,771	-

Demographic

A total of 127,729 people lives in San Marcos Unified School District area, California with 62,866 male and 64,863 female. The males to female ratio is 49.22 to 50.78. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	127,729	-
Male	62,866	49.22%
Female	64,863	50.78%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	127,729	-
Under 5 years	8,193	6.41%
5 - 9 years	9,441	7.39%
10 - 14 years	9,597	7.51%
15 - 19 years	8,709	6.82%
20 - 24 years	8,386	6.57%
25 - 34 years	16,094	12.60%
35 - 44 years	18,312	14.34%
45 - 54 years	16,483	12.90%
55 - 59 years	7,301	5.72%
60 - 64 years	7,024	5.50%
65 - 74 years	10,505	8.22%
75 - 84 years	5,207	4.08%
85 years and older	2,477	1.94%
Median Age	37.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	127,729	-
One Race	120,842	94.61%
White	97,907	76.65%
Black or African American	3,156	2.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native	809	0.63%
Asian	11,560	9.05%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	451	0.35%
Other	6,959	5.45%

Two or more races	6,887	5.39%
White and Black or African American	641	0.50%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,088	0.85%
White and Asian	2,677	2.10%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	34	0.03%