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Fountain, CO vs San Marcos, TX

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- Household income in San Marcos, is 43% less than it is in Fountain and is 62% below the National Average.
- Fountain unemployment rate is 6.6%.
- San Marcos unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Fountain, COSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth50.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$29,509  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$42,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$79,917  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Fountain, COSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.3%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock15.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K17.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K6.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Fountain, COSan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services3.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.2%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock14.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support25.0%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.7%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Fountain    4 Reviews

Junky, Trashy, Transient, Rental Town, with no infrastructure or proactive government. Take exit 128 off I-25 and Drive around to see for yourself. Especially Old  More

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After living in 3 states and in Denver,Springs and Pueblo(within CO), I find Fountain to be a quiet, safe and cost effective place to live. It has moderate temps and  More

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Over 16 years ago

Fountain is a great place to live. Housing is affordable and not segregated (all the condo's not in one part of town and all of the big homes in another). The city  More

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Reviews for San Marcos    6 Reviews

An area with so much potential and existing natural beauty.Sadly bad urban planning is clearly obvious.Looks like fun for tens of thousands of students.However for the  More

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Over 16 years ago

San Marcos has the most beautiful people and places that I have ever seen throughout my travels. I love this city so much that I decided to settle down here and start a  More

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Over 17 years ago

I spent several summers and a couple winters in San Marcos during my formidable years and really have to tell those interested about what a nice town it is. The best  More

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