78656 Zip Code (San Marcos, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,701
Zip code population in 2010: 2,271
Zip code population in 2000: 2,133

Houses and condos: 933
Renter-occupied apartments: 366
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78656: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 21.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 126 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,456 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,416 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 78656:

• High school or higher: 67.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78656:

• Never married: 41.8%
• Now married: 41.3%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 4.6%
• Divorced: 10.8%

• 
• • 2,17180.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 43616.1%White
  • 933.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 78656, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,554 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,554
State:	$77,054

Salary/wage: $41,000 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$41,000
State:	$62,766

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1185.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3781.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7107.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8864.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22987.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $291 (reported on 18.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$291
Texas:	$2,665

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 30.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 37.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $780 (reported on 4.1% of returns)

Here:	$780
State:	$10,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$22,057 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	+$22,057
State:	+$39,590

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2160.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,932 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,932
State:	+$10,888

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 192.6% for AGIs below $25k, 180.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 287.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 278.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2507.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,367 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

78656:	$5,367
Texas:	$24,740

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,900 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

Here:	$22,900
State:	$40,428

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 147.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,472 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,472
State:	$2,584

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 135.5% for AGIs below $25k, 82.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.0%

Here:	91%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.5% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 78656, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,730
State:	$65,384

Salary/wage: $32,220 (reported on 89.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,220
State:	$52,524

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.1% for AGIs below $25k, 89.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $206 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$206
Texas:	$2,372

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $640 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$640
State:	$9,721

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,067 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,067
State:	+$35,319

Profit/loss from business: +$9,700 (reported on 15.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,700
State:	+$13,732

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,700 (reported on 3.0% of returns)

78656:	$4,700
Texas:	$19,511

Total itemized deductions: $16,500 (24% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$16,500
State:	$24,724

Here:	24.5% of AGI
State:	15.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,300 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,300
State:	$6,808

Taxes paid: $3,967 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

78656:	$3,967
State:	$6,921

Earned income credit: $2,453 (reported on 33.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,453
State:	$2,570

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 46.5%

Here:	47%
State:	51%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $25k, 47.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 45.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78656, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,147 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,147
State:	$47,881

Salary/wage: $28,438 (reported on 90.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,438
State:	$41,947

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 147.1% for AGIs below $10k, 88.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $455 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$455
Texas:	$2,255

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $446 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$446
State:	$4,261

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,504 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,504
State:	+$11,013

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,889 (26% of AGI, reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$13,889
State:	$19,631

Here:	26.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,171 (4% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,171
State:	$4,753

Here:	4.2% of AGI
State:	4.2% of AGI

Total tax: $2,855 (reported on 66.9% of returns)

78656:	$2,855
State:	$9,058

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,942 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,942
State:	$2,024

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $10k, 56.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 78655, 78640, 78670, 78644, 78622, 78666.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 16
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 911

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (0 now married, 100 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 510 (357 now married, 149 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78656 with a mortgage: 258
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $984
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $489

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 78656 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 90$30,000 to $34,999
• 55$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 102$45,000 to $49,999
• 145$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $74,999
• 243$75,000 to $99,999
• 157$100,000 to $124,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78656

• 30$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 44$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 154$70,000 to $79,999
• 15$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 62$150,000 to $174,999
• 29$175,000 to $199,999
• 72$200,000 to $249,999
• 48$400,000 to $499,999
• 29$500,000 to $749,999
• 12$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78656

• 75$550 to $599
• 18$600 to $649
• 62$800 to $899
• 18$900 to $999
• 103$1,000 to $1,249
• 11$1,500 to $1,999
• 33No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,143.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $333,355.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $422,775
• Asian householders: $239,608
• Some other race householders: $251,322
• Two or more races householders: $346,100
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $336,516

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $517,049

Here:	$517,049
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $86,877

Here:	$86,877
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 281
• Two: 7
• 10 to 19: 103
• Mobile homes: 506

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78656

• 87.6%1,183Drove a car alone
• 2.6%35Carpooled
• 3.3%45Walked
• 2.2%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78656

• 26Less than 5 minutes
• 485 to 9 minutes
• 31910 to 14 minutes
• 7915 to 19 minutes
• 24120 to 24 minutes
• 20030 to 34 minutes
• 14135 to 39 minutes
• 1340 to 44 minutes
• 6545 to 59 minutes
• 13660 to 89 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,701

• Male householders: 521 (227 living alone), Female householders: 410 (46 living alone)

• 359 spouses (359 opposite-sex spouses), 237 unmarried partners, (237 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 690 children (663 natural, 0 adopted, 27 stepchildren), 216 grandchildren, 50 brothers or sisters, 31 parents, 0 foster children, 175 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 24 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 128 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 184 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 66 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 272 1-person, 137 2-persons

362 married couples with children.
117 single-parent households (83 men, 34 women).

46.7% of residents of 78656 zip code speak English at home.
52.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 6% well, 22% not well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%

Population in 1990: 3,974.

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

• This state: 1,854
• Northeast: 105
• Midwest: 121
• South: 51
• West: 38

54% of the 78656 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.

99% of the 78656 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 122% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Construction: Flooring Contractors (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Junior Colleges (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9605.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9605.00

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 19. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 40 took place in 2006, and the least - 2 in 2017. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (74.3%), and Structure Fires (13.0%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 78656
• 22874.3%Outside Fires
• 4013.0%Structure Fires
• 3411.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 51.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 78656, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 78656 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	6	79.0 years
Maria	5	84.8 years
William	4	73.8 years
Frank	4	71.0 years
Robert	4	69.2 years
Juan	4	75.5 years
Joe	3	65.7 years
Richard	3	73.0 years
Charles	3	70.0 years
James	3	70.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 78656 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Yanez	10	73.6 years
Gutierrez	9	74.0 years
Germer	6	76.8 years
Schulle	6	82.1 years
Cruz	5	70.8 years
Martinez	5	74.2 years
Villanueva	5	78.4 years
Hurtado	4	73.2 years
Best	4	81.5 years
Duesterheft	4	71.2 years