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Sector Five Chapter 2 - Today The People SWT has a major influence on San Marcos. It is the city's largest employer, with about 2,500 employees, and its students, both on and off campus, make up a quarter of San Marcos' population. Sector Five's demographic profile is less dominated by the university's presence because it is southeast of the interstate. The 1990 Census shows that sector Five's demographic profile is very different from the profile of the entire city. There are higher percentages of family households (71 % vs. 46%) and married persons (46% vs. 31 %) for Sector Five than the rest of the city. Of the 44% of married couples in Sector Five, 62% have children, as compared to 51 % for the entire city. The age breakdown of Sector Five shows more people under 17 years old than the city as a whole (25% vs. 17%) and more people older than 49 (22% vs. 14%). More than half (58%) of the people in Sector Five own their homes, compared to one- third (32%) for the city as a whole. These figures are higher than for the city as a whole and shows that Sector Five is generally a stable family-oriented area. The largest age group in Sector Five is 18-24, which makes up 23% of the population. However, this figure is lower than the same age group for the entire city (43%). Fewer people have never been married in Sector Five than the entire city (41 % vs. 60%) and lower percentages of people are renters (42% vs. 68%). Since the majority of college students tend to be young single renters, this would imply that Sector Five has a lower college population than the city as a whole. Overall household size (HHS) in Sector Five (3.47 persons) is higher than that for the city as a whole (2.92). Family HHS in the sector is 4.00, while non-family HHS is 1.78. Ethnically, according to the 1990 Census, there is a much larger percentage of Hispanics in Sector Five than the city as a whole (70% vs. 37%), a lower percentage of White non- Hispanic (26% vs. 56%) and Blacks (4% vs. 5%), and an equal percentage American Indians, Asians, and Others (1 %). Demographic tables for Sector Five are presented in the Appendix. Current Population The 1990 Census showed a Sector Five population of 2,532 people. Preliminary analysis of population counts from the 2000 Census place the population of Sector Five at approximately 3,201. Sector Five represents about 9% of San Marcos' total population. Adopted: April 22, 2002 2-17