Census Reporter

San Antonio, TX

1,461,623 Population
461 square miles 3,170.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.2 ±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: 34.3 ±0.1

Economics

$24,325 ±$229 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $27,154 ±$197
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $28,985 ±$95
$49,711 ±$528 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $56,495 ±$426
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $57,051 ±$183

18.6% ±0.4% (267,330  ±6,099) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 15.2% 355,631 (±0.3% / ±7,739)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16% 4,291,384 (±0.1% / ±32,948)

24.1 minutes ±0.2 (15,570,225  ±187,479) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 26 27,003,860 (±0.2 / ±211,955)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.1 313,257,970 (±0.1 / ±834,841)

Families

494,260 ±2,123 Number of households
  • the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 795,519 ±2,650
  • Texas: 9,430,419 ±18,380
2.9 ±0 (1,439,008  ±1,219) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 2.9 2,337,870 (±0 / ±1,426)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.8 26,815,013 (±0)

5.8% ±0.3% (21,720  ±1,273) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 5.8% 34,274 (±0.3% / ±1,481)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.9% 397,530 (±0.1% / ±5,500)

Housing

540,148 ±1,290 Number of housing units
  • the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 874,247 ±550
  • Texas: 10,611,386 ±931

$127,700 ±$1,269 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: $152,400 ±$988
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $151,500 ±$386

17.6% ±0.4% (254,221  ±6,035.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 16.7% 391,455 (±0.3% / ±7,844)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 16.2% 4,387,277 (±0.1% / ±29,064.5)

Social

82% ±0.7% (762,216  ±6,584.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 84.6% 1,288,531 (±0.5% / ±8,152.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 82.8% 14,448,527 (±0.2% / ±33,060.5)
25.7% ±0.4% (238,824  ±3,711.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 27.4% 417,679 (±0.3% / ±4,769.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 28.7% 5,010,395 (±0.1% / ±19,635.6)

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

14.2% ±0.3% (207,155  ±4,064) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 11.7% 278,724 (±0.2% / ±4,589)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 16.9% 4,622,395 (±0.1% / ±20,639)

9.8% ±0.2% (105,608  ±2,138) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area: 11.4% 199,360 (±0.2% / ±2,606)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 7.4% 1,482,871 (±0.1% / ±9,429)
105,608 Total veterans ±2,138 90,251 Male ±1,862 15,357 Female ±866

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