COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Bexar County

Texas · 1,185,394 residents · 1,240 sq mi

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Bexar County is a county of 1,185,394 people in Texas. The typical home is worth $55,500. 19.9% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 58% of homes are owner-occupied. The population has fallen 15% since 2000. The median household earns $25,926, about 14% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

20% 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

1,185,394

−15%vs 2000

vs 1,392,931 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 32.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,240 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(98,934)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(99,031)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(93,058)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(96,318)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(92,424)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(215,226)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.7%(174,546)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(111,065)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.5%(88,719)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(70,958)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.9%(34,615)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(10,500)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,926

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,328 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,827

−36%vs 2000

vs $18,363 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,500

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $71,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$379

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $556 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.8%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

42.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic35.6%(496,245)

Black6.9%(95,984)

Hispanic / Latino54.3%(757,033)

Asian1.5%(21,369)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.2%(879,655)

Black7.1%(84,600)

Hispanic / Latino49.4%(586,124)

Asian1.3%(15,229)

Other17.4%(205,910)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican49.3%(1,018,198)

Puerto Rican1.7%(34,382)

Central American1.6%(33,885)

South American1%(20,781)

Spaniard0.8%(17,075)

Honduran0.6%(11,481)

Salvadoran0.4%(8,275)

Cuban0.4%(8,242)

Colombian0.4%(8,080)

Guatemalan0.3%(6,448)

Venezuelan0.2%(5,156)

Dominican0.2%(3,699)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Panamanian0.2%(3,321)

Nicaraguan0.1%(3,051)

Peruvian0.1%(2,426)

Ecuadorian0.1%(1,512)

Argentine0.1%(1,372)

Costa Rican0.1%(1,287)

Chilean0%(940)

Uruguayan0%(528)

Bolivian0%(243)

Paraguayan0%(206)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.9%(18,362)

Filipino0.7%(14,474)

Chinese0.4%(8,076)

Vietnamese0.4%(8,022)

Kazakh0.2%(4,449)

Korean0.2%(4,055)

Japanese0.1%(2,161)

Burmese0.1%(1,569)

Thai0.1%(1,524)

Pakistani0.1%(1,478)

Bangladeshi0%(777)

Taiwanese0%(641)

+ 9 more asian origin groups with data

Hmong0%(361)

Laotian0%(328)

Nepalese0%(284)

Cambodian0%(237)

Sri Lankan0%(177)

Uzbek0%(175)

Indonesian0%(94)

Malaysian0%(46)

Singaporean0%(30)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(3,736)

Chamorro0.1%(2,325)

Samoan0.1%(1,455)

Guamanian0%(321)

Tongan0%(66)

Fijian0%(41)

Ancestry

German7.9%(163,998)

English5.8%(120,880)

Irish5%(103,929)

American3.6%(74,620)

Italian2.1%(43,277)

French1.3%(27,617)

Scottish1.1%(23,716)

Polish1.1%(21,778)

Subsaharan African0.9%(19,162)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(12,575)

Arab0.6%(12,214)

Norwegian0.4%(8,941)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.4%(7,821)

Dutch0.4%(7,624)

Swedish0.4%(7,491)

West Indian0.3%(6,145)

Welsh0.3%(5,995)

Portuguese0.3%(5,918)

British0.3%(5,703)

Russian0.2%(4,440)

French Canadian0.2%(3,923)

Danish0.2%(3,427)

Hungarian0.1%(3,068)

Nigerian0.1%(2,985)

Greek0.1%(2,901)

Swiss0.1%(2,854)

Jamaican0.1%(2,683)

Ukrainian0.1%(2,477)

Austrian0.1%(2,472)

Lithuanian0.1%(2,408)

Iraqi0.1%(2,387)

Lebanese0.1%(2,380)

Iranian0.1%(2,349)

Romanian0.1%(1,828)

Brazilian0.1%(1,746)

Kenyan0.1%(1,465)

Moroccan0.1%(1,428)

Canadian0.1%(1,337)

Egyptian0.1%(1,270)

Belgian0.1%(1,261)

Turkish0.1%(1,216)

Croatian0.1%(1,076)

Haitian0%(1,015)

Finnish0%(898)

Slovak0%(898)

Syrian0%(791)

Palestinian0%(774)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(756)

Ghanaian0%(657)

Ethiopian0%(615)

Armenian0%(460)

Somali0%(370)

Israeli0%(356)

Guyanese0%(335)

Jordanian0%(315)

Slovene0%(219)

Barbadian0%(198)

Bulgarian0%(189)

Macedonian0%(184)

Latvian0%(175)

Australian0%(173)

Serbian0%(119)

Cape Verdean0%(89)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.7%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.0%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+39%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married40.3%(326,926)

Married48%(389,115)

Widowed2.5%(20,180)

Divorced9.2%(74,812)

Women 15+

Never married34.1%(284,399)

Married44.8%(374,228)

Widowed7.6%(63,100)

Divorced13.5%(112,929)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.0%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 20.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 62.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% 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)43.4%(63,468)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.2%(52,947)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.8%(36,274)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.6%(3,770)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(592)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 146,110 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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