SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL
The San Marcos City Council received a presentation regarding the results of the 2025 Point In Time count for the population experiencing homelessness in San Marcos as counted on January 23. The number had decreased slightly from the PIT count in the previous year.
Reverend Joshua Sutherland, Hays County Homeless Coalition cochair, said the Point In Time count is required to receive U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding and measures unsheltered people as well as sheltered people that are in a shelter program or who have temporarily subsidized hotel stays. In 2025, there were 132 sheltered and 35 unsheltered people. In 2024, there were 111 sheltered and 99 unsheltered people. In 2023, there were 140 sheltered and 40 unsheltered people. In 2022, there were 105 sheltered and 68 unsheltered people.
