2016 U.S. Census: San Marcos Population Grew To 61,980, And Hays County Adds 10,000 New Residents

Every ten years, the United States Census Bureau releases official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns.

Every ten years, the United States Census Bureau releases official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns.

In 2010, the census bureau estimated San Marcos, Texas, had a population of 44,894. Individuals between the ages of 20 and 24 made up 14,916 of the city’s total population.

The 2016 estimate as of July 1 estimates the population of San Marcos to be 61,980 (see table below). In 2015, the estimate for the total population of San Marcos was 60,650. (See table below)

Additionally, Hays County’s population has grown to 204,470 (see table below) and the Texas population estimate for 2016 is 27,862,596; 2015, 27,429,639 and the official census in 2010 was 25,145,561.

Every year, the Census Bureau releases an estimation of how much the population has grown. The estimates are based on the last official census and are calculated using the measurements of population change represented in the last census.

The American Community Survey is an ongoing survey by the Census Bureau and is delivered to 3.5 million households a year. The survey is delivered in the mail to only 295,000 households every month throughout the United States.

Its goal was to provide more long-term data to improve accuracy and allow annual data releases. However, the United States Census Bureau states the following above all ACS data tables.

“Although the American Community Survey (ACS) produces population, demographic and housing unit estimates, it is the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program that produces and disseminates the official estimates of the population for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns and estimates of housing units for states and counties.”

According to ACS, San Marcos’s population from 2011 to 2015 grew to be 54,712.

According Texas State University’s website, which was updated on Sept. 13, the university has a student population of 38,808 throughout its 98 bachelor programs, 91 master programs and 13 doctoral degree programs.

The data set for 2017 has yet to be released, so this year’s population is unknown as of yet.


City of San Marcos, Texas

The table below is data pulled directly from the US Census Bureau website at https://factfinder .census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/community_facts.xhtml

Description Measure Source
  Population
Census 2010 Total Population 44,894 2010 Demographic Profile
2016 Population Estimate (as of July 1, 2016) 61,980 2016 Population Estimates
2015 ACS 5-Year Population Estimate 54,712 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Age 23.5 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Number of Companies 3,544 2012 Survey of Business Owners
Educational Attainment: Percent high school graduate or higher 85.7% 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Count of Governments N/A 2012 Census of Governments
Total housing units 22,473 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Median Household Income 28,923 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Foreign Born Population 3,465 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Individuals below poverty level 37.0% 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone 45,769 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Black or African American alone 2,447 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 305 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Asian alone 992 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 21 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Some Other Race alone 3,289 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Two or More Races 1,889 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 22,177 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
White alone, Not Hispanic or Latino 27,694 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Veterans 2,080 2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

Hays County, Texas

Date Population % Change Components of Change
Total
Population
Change
Births Deaths International
Immigration
Net
Domestic
Migration
 
1970 27,642            
1971 29,400 6.360% 1,758        
1972  32,400 10.204% 3,000        
1973 34,500 6.482% 2,100        
1974 35,900 4.058% 1,400        
1975 34,100 -5.014% -1,800        
1976 34,500 1.173% 400        
1977 35,800 3.768% 1,300        
1978 37,600 5.028% 1,800        
1979 39,200 4.255% 1,600        
1980 40,594 3.556% 1,394        
1981 42,970 5.853% 2,376        
1982 43,502 1.238% 532 650 226    
1983 46,907 7.827% 3,405 716 252    
1984 50,826 8.355% 3,919 767 260    
1985 56,225 10.623% 5,399 878 274     
1986 61,367 9.145% 5,142 1,007 301    
1987 63,261 3.086% 1,894 1,004 308    
1988 64,542 2.025% 1,281 962 294    
1989 65,422 1.364% 880 949 309    
1990 65,614 0.294% 192 691 242    
1991 67,125 2.303% 1,511 881 321     
1992 68,635 2.250% 1,510 824 382 76  920
1993 70,871 3.258% 2,236 891 393 60 1,585 
1994 74,779 5.514% 3,908 963 407 114  3,217 
1995 78,956 5.586% 4,177 1,027 382 117  3,268 
1996 82,010 3.868% 3,054 1,105 417 169  2,465 
1997 85,902 4.746% 3,892 1,259 413  163  2,836 
1998 89,981 4.748% 4,079 1,229 457  125  2,786 
1999 93,622 4.046% 3,641 1,291 429  145  2,369 
2000 97,589 4.237% 3,967  n/a n/a  n/a  n/a 
2001 104,739 7.327% 7,150 1,482 524 220  4,659 
2002 111,397 6.357% 6,658 1,606 582 206  5,753 
2003 115,665 3.831% 4,268 1,625 521 181  3,105 
2004 119,395 3.225% 3,730 1,697 623  180  2,900 
2005 125,302 4.947% 5,907 1,670 561  181  4,928 
2006 132,111 5.434% 6,809 1,773 665  186  5,713 
2007 140,480 6.335% 8,369 1,929 651  165  7,016 
2008 147,674 5.121% 7,194 2,183 707  161  5,699 
2009 153,619 4.026% 5,945 2,286 760  160  4,371 
2010 157,107 2.271% 3,488 498 237  33  826 
2011 163,209 3.884% 6,102 2,106 842  97  3,485 
2012 168,408 3.186% 5,199 2,023 771  118  3,754 
2013 176,029 4.525% 7,621 2,091 869  136  6,227 
2014 184,951 5.069% 8,922 2,244 883  158  6,971 
2015 194,574 5.203% 9,623 2,453 922  181  7,934 
2016 204,470 5.086% 9,896 2,553 1,011  171  7,932 

The Hays County population table above was originally published by the Real Estate Center – Texas A&M.


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