Census Reporter

San Antonio, TX

1,439,358 Population
461 square miles 3,122.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 34.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 34.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,581 ±$226 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $26,192 ±$188
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $27,828 ±$94
$48,183 ±$452 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $54,638 ±$462
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $54,727 ±$165

19.6% ±0.5% (276,708  ±6,989) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 15.9% 364,067 (±0.3% / ±7,540)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16.7% 4,397,307 (±0.1% / ±31,273)

23.9 minutes ±0.2 (15,079,030  ±161,566) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 25.7 26,042,890 (±0.2 / ±219,111)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 25.9 303,067,895 (±0.1 / ±783,844)

Families

491,636 ±1,831 Number of households
  • the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 786,156 ±2,540
  • Texas: 9,289,554 ±15,575
2.9 ±0 (1,416,750  ±1,052) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 2.9 2,292,551 (±0 / ±1,874)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.8 26,355,323

6% ±0.3% (22,319  ±1,174) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 5.9% 33,967 (±0.2% / ±1,383)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.9% 398,001 (±0.1% / ±4,763)

Housing

537,596 ±1,111 Number of housing units
  • the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 864,566 ±759
  • Texas: 10,441,643 ±906

$121,100 ±$1,042 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $144,000 ±$1,023
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $142,700 ±$398

18.5% ±0.4% (262,601  ±5,876.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 17.1% 392,508 (±0.3% / ±7,649.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16.5% 4,375,825 (±0.1% / ±28,978.1)

Social

81.6% ±0.7% (742,053  ±6,111.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 84.3% 1,253,953 (±0.5% / ±7,943.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 82.4% 14,069,176 (±0.2% / ±30,736.3)
25.3% ±0.4% (229,595  ±3,269.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 27% 401,241 (±0.3% / ±4,356.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 28.1% 4,800,677 (±0.1% / ±17,067.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14.2% ±0.3% (204,249  ±4,517) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 11.8% 275,148 (±0.2% / ±4,817)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 16.7% 4,494,345 (±0.1% / ±18,994)

10.1% ±0.2% (107,359  ±2,021) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 11.8% 201,103 (±0.2% / ±2,718)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 7.7% 1,513,294 (±0% / ±8,462)
107,359 Total veterans ±2,021 92,488 Male ±1,893 14,871 Female ±868

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