Harbison Canyon vs Lake San Marcos

A side-by-side comparison of Harbison Canyon and Lake San Marcos: population, income, housing, and more.

Harbison Canyon and Lake San Marcos are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lake San Marcos has the higher population (4,996 vs 4,245 in Harbison Canyon). Harbison Canyon has the higher median household income ($121,007 vs $100,676 in Lake San Marcos). Lake San Marcos has the higher median home value ($859,600 vs $632,700 in Harbison Canyon).

Population, income & housing

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
Population	4,245	4,996
Median age	43.4 yrs	60.1 yrs
Median household income	$121,007	$100,676
Median home value	$632,700	$859,600
Median gross rent	$3,185	$2,615
Housing units	1,486	2,285
Homeownership rate	86.0%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.2%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
Population	4,155 → 4,245 (+2.2%)	4,713 → 4,996 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$81,129 → $121,007 (+49.2%)	$71,923 → $100,676 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$490,700 → $632,700 (+28.9%)	$602,700 → $859,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,769 → $3,185 (+80.0%)	$1,988 → $2,615 (+31.5%)

Harbison Canyon

Population

4,1554,245

Median household income

$81,129$121,007

Median home value

$490,700$632,700

Median gross rent

$1,769$3,185

Lake San Marcos

Population

4,7134,996

Median household income

$71,923$100,676

Median home value

$602,700$859,600

Median gross rent

$1,988$2,615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
Under 5	2.5%	1.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	9.5%
18 to 24	13.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.9%
55 to 64	21.8%	14.8%
65 to 74	7.9%	20.0%
75 and over	8.1%	20.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	67.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.0%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
No high school diploma	9.9%	12.6%
High school graduate	25.8%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.9%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
Drove alone	68.5%	73.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	4.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.7%	21.0%
Other means	0.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
1-unit, detached	76.0%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	20.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	21.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Harbison Canyon	Lake San Marcos
Poverty rate	5.0%	6.3%
Average household size	2.95	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1985	1979