Res 2013-088/Adopting the 2013 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

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19.0 percent of all African - American households were in this category. Non - family households among Whites made up 72.1 percent of all White households in San Marcos. Non - family households among Hispanics accounted for 41.9 percent of all Hispanic households. Non - family households among African - Americans accounted for 58.8 percent of all African - American households. Employment opportunities in the area and educational levels of the employees make a significant impact on housing affordability and the location choice of residents. Table 1.5, in the Community Profile, presents our analysis of occupation data, which indicate that there has been some shift in the distribution of occupations between 2000 and 2010. Retail services had the largest increase, up 3.1 percentage points to 18.8 percent. Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services had an increase, up 2.2 percentage points to 19.0 percent. Manufacturing realized the largest reduction of 2.6 percentage points leading to 4.3 percent of the total workforce. Education and health services had a decrease of 2.0 percentage points to 27.2 percent of the workforce. Transportation, Communications, and other public utilities reduced by 1.0 percentage point to 5.2 percent of the total workforce. Finance, insurance, and real estate services experienced a reduction of 1.0 percentage point falling to 3.7 percent of the total workforce. According to the San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, the major employers in the area include Texas State University with 2,780 employees, Prime Outlets San Marcos with 2,100 employees, and Tanger Factory Outlet Center with 1,540 employees. San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District (CISD) has 1,114 workers, Hays County has 850 employees, Hunter Industries and Central Texas Medical Center have 650 workers each, HEB Distribution Center employs 578 workers, City of San Marcos has 517 employees, and Telenetwork Partners, LTD has 500 employees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for the City of San Marcos has marginally increased from 5.9 percent in 2011 to 6.2 percent as iv