CITY · 1990 CENSUS

San Antonio

Texas · 935,927 residents · 499 sq mi

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San Antonio is a city of 935,927 people in Texas. Median home value sits at $49,100. 22.6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 54% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 29.9, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 208,719 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

935,927

−18%vs 2000

vs 1,144,646 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.9

−6%vs 2000

vs 31.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

499 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241.5M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(78,670)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(77,179)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(72,860)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(75,026)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(76,148)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(170,429)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(132,621)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(85,009)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(70,960)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.3%(58,525)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(29,309)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(9,191)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,584

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,214 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,884

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,487 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.6%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,100

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$369

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $549 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.0%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.1% in 2000

46.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.8%(364,357)

Black6.5%(74,778)

Hispanic / Latino58.7%(671,394)

Asian1.5%(17,084)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic72.3%(676,464)

Black7%(65,852)

Hispanic / Latino55.3%(517,974)

Asian1.1%(10,625)

Other19.6%(182,986)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican53.8%(795,480)

Central American1.8%(25,930)

Puerto Rican1.3%(19,915)

South American1%(14,346)

Spaniard0.8%(12,328)

Honduran0.7%(9,982)

Salvadoran0.4%(6,544)

Cuban0.4%(5,633)

Colombian0.4%(5,283)

Guatemalan0.3%(5,046)

Venezuelan0.2%(3,506)

Nicaraguan0.2%(2,474)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(1,856)

Dominican0.1%(1,706)

Panamanian0.1%(1,367)

Argentine0.1%(1,100)

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,018)

Chilean0%(588)

Costa Rican0%(495)

Uruguayan0%(369)

Bolivian0%(218)

Paraguayan0%(195)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(12,851)

Filipino0.5%(6,989)

Chinese0.4%(5,958)

Vietnamese0.3%(5,067)

Kazakh0.3%(4,001)

Korean0.2%(2,531)

Japanese0.1%(1,583)

Pakistani0.1%(1,052)

Thai0.1%(1,032)

Burmese0.1%(866)

Bangladeshi0%(580)

Taiwanese0%(340)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Sri Lankan0%(177)

Nepalese0%(162)

Laotian0%(139)

Indonesian0%(80)

Cambodian0%(76)

Malaysian0%(46)

Hmong0%(41)

Uzbek0%(23)

Singaporean0%(15)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,126)

Chamorro0.1%(1,528)

Samoan0.1%(953)

Guamanian0%(145)

Tongan0%(66)

Fijian0%(41)

Ancestry

German7.2%(107,066)

English5%(74,180)

Irish4.6%(68,040)

American3.4%(50,659)

Italian2%(29,083)

French1.3%(18,563)

Scottish1%(14,575)

Subsaharan African0.9%(12,788)

Polish0.8%(12,107)

Arab0.6%(8,800)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(8,661)

Norwegian0.4%(5,498)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.4%(5,495)

Dutch0.3%(5,088)

Swedish0.3%(4,913)

Welsh0.3%(3,991)

Portuguese0.3%(3,989)

West Indian0.3%(3,824)

British0.2%(3,685)

Russian0.2%(3,252)

French Canadian0.2%(2,379)

Danish0.2%(2,341)

Hungarian0.1%(2,149)

Jamaican0.1%(1,938)

Iraqi0.1%(1,934)

Greek0.1%(1,896)

Swiss0.1%(1,781)

Lebanese0.1%(1,777)

Nigerian0.1%(1,739)

Ukrainian0.1%(1,725)

Austrian0.1%(1,719)

Iranian0.1%(1,516)

Romanian0.1%(1,358)

Kenyan0.1%(1,336)

Brazilian0.1%(1,271)

Egyptian0.1%(1,128)

Canadian0.1%(857)

Croatian0.1%(834)

Moroccan0.1%(783)

Belgian0%(733)

Lithuanian0%(732)

Finnish0%(691)

Slovak0%(689)

Turkish0%(676)

Haitian0%(519)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(486)

Syrian0%(389)

Ghanaian0%(386)

Somali0%(370)

Ethiopian0%(317)

Guyanese0%(281)

Palestinian0%(277)

Armenian0%(236)

Jordanian0%(191)

Slovene0%(191)

Israeli0%(170)

Macedonian0%(163)

Australian0%(154)

Bulgarian0%(153)

Barbadian0%(113)

Serbian0%(64)

Cape Verdean0%(39)

Latvian0%(8)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.8%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.1%

−5.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.3%(253,361)

Married44.3%(259,698)

Widowed2.6%(14,970)

Divorced9.8%(57,580)

Women 15+

Never married36.6%(222,264)

Married41.3%(251,138)

Widowed8.2%(49,597)

Divorced13.9%(84,354)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 21.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.8%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.3%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38.6%(34,959)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.2%(29,090)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(24,346)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(2,879)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(457)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 90,474 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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