Kyle vs San Marcos

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

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

San Marcos has the higher population (68,920 vs 52,439 in Kyle). Kyle has the higher median household income ($89,645 vs $51,030 in San Marcos). Kyle has the higher median home value ($302,200 vs $269,700 in San Marcos).

Population, income & housing

	Kyle	San Marcos
Population	52,439	68,920
Median age	33.5 yrs	25.5 yrs
Median household income	$89,645	$51,030
Median home value	$302,200	$269,700
Median gross rent	$1,661	$1,299
Housing units	19,225	29,892
Homeownership rate	68.1%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kyle	San Marcos
Population	42,706 → 52,439 (+22.8%)	63,220 → 68,920 (+9.0%)
Median household income	$79,348 → $89,645 (+13.0%)	$40,370 → $51,030 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$196,700 → $302,200 (+53.6%)	$171,500 → $269,700 (+57.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,466 → $1,661 (+13.3%)	$1,064 → $1,299 (+22.1%)

Kyle

Population

42,70652,439

Median household income

$79,348$89,645

Median home value

$196,700$302,200

Median gross rent

$1,466$1,661

San Marcos

Population

63,22068,920

Median household income

$40,370$51,030

Median home value

$171,500$269,700

Median gross rent

$1,064$1,299

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kyle	San Marcos
Under 5	7.4%	4.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	8.4%
18 to 24	10.0%	36.0%
25 to 34	16.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.5%
45 to 54	12.5%	6.4%
55 to 64	10.3%	6.9%
65 to 74	4.7%	7.2%
75 and over	2.4%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kyle	San Marcos
White (non-Hispanic)	41.1%	45.4%
Black or African American	5.1%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	1.7%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	49.3%	41.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kyle	San Marcos
No high school diploma	9.0%	9.1%
High school graduate	24.0%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.9%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kyle	San Marcos
Drove alone	77.9%	71.0%
Carpooled	8.0%	10.2%
Public transit	0.4%	1.2%
Walked	0.2%	4.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.7%
Worked from home	12.3%	10.1%
Other means	1.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kyle	San Marcos
1-unit, detached	75.1%	33.7%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	10.2%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	21.4%
20 or more units	8.7%	26.6%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Kyle	San Marcos
Poverty rate	7.1%	26.7%
Average household size	2.79	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	35	24
Median year structure built	2009	1998