2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Santee, CA vs San Marcos, TX

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- Household income in San Marcos, is 54% less than it is in Santee and is 62% below the National Average.
- Santee unemployment rate is 5.8%.
- San Marcos unemployment rate is 5.9%.
 Santee, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.8%5.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth1.4%3.5%1.6%
 Future Job Growth33.5%46.8%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.8%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes8.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$38,796$22,001$37,638
 Household Income$92,848$42,500$69,021
 Family Median Income$102,041$55,825$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Santee, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K6.3%17.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%5.9%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K5.3%15.7%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K6.6%8.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.2%10.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K5.6%11.5%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.2%9.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K22.7%7.0%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K14.5%3.3%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K9.7%1.9%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Santee, CASan Marcos, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance18.2%10.4%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.4%4.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.8%1.0%1.8%
 Legal0.9%0.2%1.2%
 Education, library5.3%9.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%2.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%4.0%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%2.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement3.1%2.4%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.3%14.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.7%3.7%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%3.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.2%24.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.3%5.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving11.0%12.4%13.1%
Reviews for Santee    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Santee for 36 years and the changes have been extensive. Traffic has been, and still is, a big problem. However, that's a problem in most CA towns and  More

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Over 12 years ago

San Diego in general is a very expensive place to live. Santee is less so but compared to the rest of the country we are way over  More

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Over 16 years ago

Santee has a great quality of life,low crime, good schools(some of the best schools east county has to offer), fairly short commute time, as it is fairly well central in  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 15 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 16 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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