COMPARING TWO PLACES
Staples vs San Marcos
PLACE A
Staples, Texas
VS
PLACE B
San Marcos, Texas
Staples is 100% smaller than San Marcos. Staples earns more, with a median household income $29,552 higher. San Marcos has grown faster since 2000 (50% vs -28%).
STAPLESSAN MARCOSDIFFERENCE
Total population18577,830−100% vs San Marcos
Population density1242,002−1,879
Population growth-27.7%50.5%−78.2 pts
Median age46.825.5+21.3
Male55.9%46.3%+9.6 pts
Female44.1%53.7%−9.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%9.1%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.6%44.6%+4.0 pts
Black0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.7%42.2%−8.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other17.7%5.9%+11.9 pts
Median household income$80,833$51,281+$29,552
Per capita income$39,838$27,545+$12,293
Poverty rate0.7%26.9%−26.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3660.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%38.3%−17.7 pts
Graduate degree7.7%14.6%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Labor force participation60.2%67.2%−7.0 pts
Median home value$246,700$310,400−$63,700
Median gross rent$1,271$1,322−$51
Owner-occupied81.1%30.8%+50.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%7.7%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households35.0%61.9%−26.9 pts
Average commute37.524.0+13.5
Worked from home13.6%11.1%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured12.5%16.4%−3.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2025