Lake San Marcos, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Back to: Lake San Marcos, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. (Urban population: 3,979, Rural population: 0) Houses: 2,466 (2,245 occupied: 1,947 owner occupied, 298 renter occupied) % of renters here:   13% State:   43% Housing density: 1361 houses/condos per square mile Recent posts about housing in Lake San Marcos, California on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Looking for housing on Lake San Marcos, CA  (0 replies) Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $10,574. Median contract rent in 2007: $1,427 (lower quartile is $1,108, upper quartile is $1,739) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,428 Median gross rent in Lake San Marcos, CA in 2007: $1,541 Housing units in Lake San Marcos with a mortgage: 726 (36 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 852 Household type by relationship Households: 3,940 In family households: 2,775 (1,082 male householders, 133 female householders) 1,103 spouses, 283 children (242 natural, 21 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 54 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 35 parents, 34 other relatives, 41 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,165 (287 male householders (233 living alone)), 761 female householders (700 living alone)), 117 nonrelatives In group quarters: 39 (5 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,024 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 933 1-person, 115 2-persons. 168 married couples with children. 35 single-parent households (11 men, 24 women). 91.9% of residents of Lake San Marcos speak English at home. 5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 40% speak English well, 14% speak English not well). 1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 20% speak English not well). 0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English well, 61% speak English not well). 0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 392 (9.9%) (57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Lake San Marcos, CA: Less than $10,000: 0 $10,000 to $14,999: 0 $15,000 to $19,999: 0 $20,000 to $24,999: 0 $25,000 to $29,999: 0 $30,000 to $34,999: 0 $35,000 to $39,999: 0 $40,000 to $49,999: 0 $50,000 to $59,999: 16 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 0 $80,000 to $89,999: 0 $90,000 to $99,999: 42 $100,000 to $124,999: 43 $125,000 to $149,999: 108 $150,000 to $174,999: 83 $175,000 to $199,999: 167 $200,000 to $249,999: 328 $250,000 to $299,999: 359 $300,000 to $399,999: 325 $400,000 to $499,999: 83 $500,000 to $749,999: 16 $750,000 to $999,999: 8 $1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lake San Marcos: Less than $100: 3 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 0 $300 to $349: 6 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 0 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 4 $650 to $699: 9 $700 to $749: 7 $750 to $799: 12 $800 to $899: 15 $900 to $999: 70 $1,000 to $1,249: 154 $1,250 to $1,499: 60 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 46 No cash rent: 65

Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.2%
Number of people working at home: 127 (12.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 30 5 to 9 minutes: 95 10 to 14 minutes: 168 15 to 19 minutes: 195 20 to 24 minutes: 167 25 to 29 minutes: 29 30 to 34 minutes: 44 35 to 39 minutes: 9 40 to 44 minutes: 25 45 to 59 minutes: 84 60 to 89 minutes: 27 90 or more minutes: 17

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 756 (74%) Carpooled: 68 (7%) Bus or trolley bus: 7 (1%) Motorcycle: 5 (0%) Walked: 54 (5%) Worked at home: 127 (12%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 103 $10,000 to $14,999: 121 $15,000 to $19,999: 98 $20,000 to $24,999: 92 $25,000 to $29,999: 136 $30,000 to $34,999: 147 $35,000 to $39,999: 177 $40,000 to $44,999: 124 $45,000 to $49,999: 92 $50,000 to $59,999: 319 $60,000 to $74,999: 269 $75,000 to $99,999: 289 $100,000 to $124,999: 157 $125,000 to $149,999: 15 $150,000 to $199,999: 53 $200,000 or more: 71

First ancestries reported:

• English: 620
• Irish: 472
• German: 455
• Other groups: 333
• United States or American: 280
• Italian: 148
• Scotch-Irish: 138
• Scottish: 137
• Swedish: 128
• Norwegian: 110
• French (except Basque): 102
• Welsh: 61
• Polish: 58
• Hungarian: 47
• Dutch: 42
• Danish: 32
• European: 29
• Austrian: 25
• Armenian: 24
• Ukrainian: 23
• French Canadian: 17
• Scandinavian: 17
• Russian: 16
• Lithuanian: 15
• Greek: 14
• Lebanese: 9
• Swiss: 9
• Arab:: 9
• Finnish: 8
• Czech: 8
• Canadian: 8
• British: 8
• Northern European: 7
• Romanian: 7
• Czechoslovakian: 5

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 880
• Northeast: 519
• Midwest: 1368
• South: 361
• West: 426

53% of Lake San Marcos residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 8
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 0
• 7th and 8th grade: 48
• 9th grade: 18
• 10th grade: 32
• 11th grade: 7
• 12th grade, no diploma: 24
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 231
• Less than 1 year of college: 82
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 337
• Associate degree: 84
• Bachelor's degree: 489
• Master's degree: 119
• Professional school degree: 44
• Doctorate degree: 23

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 0
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 12
• 7th and 8th grade: 23
• 9th grade: 19
• 10th grade: 31
• 11th grade: 14
• 12th grade, no diploma: 65
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 530
• Less than 1 year of college: 170
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 511
• Associate degree: 119
• Bachelor's degree: 412
• Master's degree: 163
• Professional school degree: 74
• Doctorate degree: 0

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $64,885
• Black householders: $75,735
• Asian householders: $3,299
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $48,529
• Some other race householders: $73,795
• Two or more races householders: $72,008
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,671

Median 2007 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $636,998
• Black or African American householders: $283,138
• Asian householders: $1,572,990
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $566,276
• Some other race householders: $408,977
• Two or more races householders: $471,897
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $392,115

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,360
• One, attached: 604
• Two: 49
• 3 or 4: 105
• 5 to 9: 149
• 10 to 19: 72
• 20 to 49: 78
• 50 or more: 41
• Mobile homes: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $2,050,266

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