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A COMMUNITY-BASED VISION <br /> COMMUNITY <br /> PROFILE <br /> The jurisdictional setting of the City of San Marcos includes City Limits and <br /> Extraterritorial Jurisdictions(ETJ), Municipal Utility Districts(MUD) and other special <br /> districts. The jurisdictional setting also includes areas covered by Certificates of <br /> Convenience and Necessity(CCN). The planning process helps to direct where <br /> growth takes place within the jurisdictional setting. Cities can grow through infill, <br /> redevelopment, and new development within the city limits, through the orderly <br /> request for extension of utilities in the ETJ followed by annexation, or through <br /> MUDS. <br /> Demographic, income, employment and housing data for the City of San Marcos <br /> was gathered from the 2010 and 2020 Census,American Community Survey 2017- <br /> 2021 five-year estimates, City of San Marcos, Greater San Marcos Partnership, the <br /> State of Texas, and other sources. <br /> The 2017-2021 American Community Survey estimates the median household <br /> income of San Marcos at$42,500 in 2021. The citywide unemployment rate in <br /> August of 2020 was 6.9 percent according to the American Community Surveys. <br /> This dropped to an estimated 3.6 percent as of August 2022. <br /> Retail services have continued to make up the largest proportion of employment <br /> in San Marcos, accounting for 21.5 percent of all jobs within the city. The next <br /> largest employment sectors in San Marcos include Hotels and Food Service <br /> (17.9%), Educational Services (14.4%), Health Care and Social Assistance (8.9%), <br /> Manufacturing (5.5%), and Construction (5.4%). <br /> 14 SAN MARCOS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2024 <br />