Jamul vs Lake San Marcos

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

Jamul 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.

Jamul has the higher population (6,617 vs 4,996 in Lake San Marcos). Jamul has the higher median household income ($148,740 vs $100,676 in Lake San Marcos). Jamul has the higher median home value ($961,300 vs $859,600 in Lake San Marcos).

Population, income & housing

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
Population	6,617	4,996
Median age	47.6 yrs	60.1 yrs
Median household income	$148,740	$100,676
Median home value	$961,300	$859,600
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,615
Housing units	2,149	2,285
Homeownership rate	96.6%	78.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.3%	35.5%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
Population	5,445 → 6,617 (+21.5%)	4,713 → 4,996 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$117,971 → $148,740 (+26.1%)	$71,923 → $100,676 (+40.0%)
Median home value	$669,700 → $961,300 (+43.5%)	$602,700 → $859,600 (+42.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,592 → $3,501 (+119.9%)	$1,988 → $2,615 (+31.5%)

Jamul

Population

5,4456,617

Median household income

$117,971$148,740

Median home value

$669,700$961,300

Median gross rent

$1,592$3,501

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)

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
Under 5	5.3%	1.7%
5 to 17	14.6%	9.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	7.1%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.9%
55 to 64	18.5%	14.8%
65 to 74	17.4%	20.0%
75 and over	7.2%	20.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
White (non-Hispanic)	67.3%	67.4%
Black or African American	0.3%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	24.7%	21.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
No high school diploma	6.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	27.4%	14.8%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.2%	22.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14.1%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
Drove alone	79.7%	73.5%
Carpooled	4.7%	4.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.9%	21.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
1-unit, detached	95.8%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	20.1%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jamul	Lake San Marcos
Poverty rate	3.7%	6.3%
Average household size	3.15	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	35	22
Median year structure built	1984	1979