The Vision Facts
According to an analysis of the HUD data by The Texas Tribune, more men than women in Texas and nationwide experience homelessness 1.
According to the Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap study, the overall food insecurity rate in Hays County, Texas is 13.2%
1. This means that approximately 27,620 people in Hays County are food insecure 2. The cost per meal in Hays County is estimated to be $3.48
2. Poverty rates in San Marcos, Hays County Texas are as follows 12345:
32.4% of San Marcos, TX residents had an income below the poverty level in 2021.
This was 56.0% greater than the poverty level of 14.2% across the entire state of Texas.
Taking into account residents not living in families, 46.7% of high school graduates and 49.1% of nonhigh school graduates live in poverty.
The poverty rate in San Marcos, Texas is 30.6%.
An estimated 18,032 of 58,954 people live in poverty in San Marcos, Texas.
The poverty rate in San Marcos, Texas is 115.49% higher than the Texas average.
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The Hays County Local Health Department monitors public health risks, coordinates San Marcos agencies responding to public health threats, and enforces Texas public health standards 1. They provide various services such as disease reporting, emergency preparedness, immunization tracking, etc.
Texas, who cannot afford medication. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of people under 65 without health insurance in Hays County is 16.4% 1.
According to the Hays County Jail Dashboard, there are currently almost 500 people in the Hays County Jail. More than 70% of them are awaiting trial, and a large majority of them are under 34 years old 1. The dashboard also provides information on the historical jail population, recent and monthly jail bookings, and data about the types of charges that people are most frequently booked on 2.
I could not find any information on the number of citizens waiting in jail in Hays County without legal representation. However, according to an article by the Vera Institute of Justice, as of June 25, 2023, the median length of stay for people held pretrial in Hays County was 92 days and more than 12 percent of the jail’s population had been held pretrial for more than a year. Thirteen people had been imprisoned waiting for trial for more than three years