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San Antonio

Texas · 1,327,407 residents · 499 sq mi
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San Antonio is a city of 1,327,407 people in Texas. The median age is 32.7, younger than the US median of 37.2. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $108,600. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. The population is up 16% since 2000. 18.9% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 32.7
US median: 37.2
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
1,327,407
+16%since 2000
from 1,144,646 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
32.7
+3%since 2000
from 31.7 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
499 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
879K1.1M1.2M1.4M1.6M19902000201020202024San Antonio
20241.5M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.6%(100,480)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.5%(99,319)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.3%(97,421)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.7%(102,486)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 248.1%(107,623)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3414.9%(197,161)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.2%(175,669)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.2%(174,799)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.1%(133,845)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 745.6%(74,611)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.5%(45,911)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.4%(18,082)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$43,152
−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $36,214 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$21,812
+25%since 2000
from $17,487 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
25.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
18.9%
+1.6 ptssince 2000
from 17.3% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.464
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information12.1%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9.6%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.3%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration7.4%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade6%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance4.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing2.8%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.5%
US avg: 2.4%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.6%
US avg: 1.9%
Manufacturing0.3%
US avg: 0.5%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$108,600
+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $67,500 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$748
+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $549 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
56.5%
−1.6 ptssince 2000
from 58.1% in 2000
43.5% rent
Vacancy rate
10.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 10.0% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.73 people
−4%since 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
25.8%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 25.5% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
45.2%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 45.5% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.5
+5%since 2009
from 2.4 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
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%
2010
White, non-Hispanic26.6%(353,106)
Black6.3%(83,365)
Hispanic / Latino63.2%(838,952)
Asian2.3%(30,596)
Other1.5%(20,180)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican54.4%(701,981)
Puerto Rican0.9%(12,230)
Central American0.7%(9,315)
Spaniard0.4%(5,416)
South American0.4%(5,248)
Salvadoran0.2%(2,900)
Guatemalan0.2%(2,043)
Cuban0.2%(2,003)
Colombian0.1%(1,911)
Honduran0.1%(1,857)
Panamanian0.1%(1,232)
Peruvian0.1%(970)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Dominican0.1%(857)
Nicaraguan0.1%(821)
Ecuadorian0.1%(651)
Argentine0%(609)
Bolivian0%(347)
Venezuelan0%(291)
Chilean0%(232)
Uruguayan0%(18)
Ancestry
German8.8%(112,963)
Irish5.1%(65,920)
English4.6%(59,155)
American3.8%(49,486)
Italian1.9%(24,321)
French1.7%(21,902)
Polish1.2%(15,204)
Scottish1.2%(14,856)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(14,143)
Dutch0.5%(6,824)
Czech0.5%(6,245)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Swedish0.5%(6,093)
Norwegian0.4%(5,211)
Arab0.3%(4,327)
Welsh0.3%(3,900)
Russian0.3%(3,645)
British0.2%(3,160)
French Canadian0.2%(2,643)
West Indian0.2%(2,562)
Danish0.2%(2,087)
Hungarian0.2%(1,998)
Greek0.1%(1,914)
Portuguese0.1%(1,549)
Lebanese0.1%(1,449)
Canadian0.1%(1,260)
Austrian0.1%(1,252)
Belgian0.1%(1,182)
Swiss0.1%(1,111)
Iranian0.1%(1,074)
Jamaican0.1%(951)
Lithuanian0.1%(920)
Nigerian0.1%(830)
Ukrainian0.1%(774)
Romanian0.1%(765)
Slovak0.1%(647)
Finnish0%(602)
Croatian0%(476)
Egyptian0%(432)
Somali0%(412)
Turkish0%(340)
Armenian0%(323)
Israeli0%(292)
Syrian0%(252)
Slovene0%(239)
Haitian0%(239)
Brazilian0%(210)
Serbian0%(201)
Jordanian0%(173)
Iraqi0%(162)
Guyanese0%(135)
Australian0%(125)
Barbadian0%(98)
Latvian0%(78)
Moroccan0%(68)
Bulgarian0%(48)
Kenyan0%(36)
Ethiopian0%(21)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.7%
+2.0 ptssince 2000
from 21.6% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
79.5%
+4.4 ptssince 2000
from 75.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
8.5%
+0.6 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
23.4 min
+58%since 2000
from 14.8 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
78.8%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 78.4% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 11.7% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
3.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
2.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.6% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.2%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.1% in 2009
US average: 2.8%
Biked to work
0.1%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.1% in 2009
US average: 0.5%
No vehicle available
9.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 9.1% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
11.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
32.1%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.9% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.7%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
13.7%
+0.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.4% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
12.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
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)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
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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Frequently asked

How many people live in San Antonio, Texas?

San Antonio, Texas has about 1,327,407 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Antonio, Texas?

The typical household in San Antonio, Texas earns about $43,152 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Antonio, Texas expensive?

In San Antonio, Texas, the median home is worth about $108,600, and the typical rent is about $748 a month.

How educated are people in San Antonio, Texas?

About 23.7% of adults age 25 and over in San Antonio, Texas hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Antonio, Texas?

About 18.9% of people in San Antonio, Texas live below the federal poverty line.

Has San Antonio, Texas grown since 1990?

Yes, San Antonio, Texas has grown since 1990. The population has added about 391,480 residents, a change of about 42 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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