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METRO AREA · 2010 ACS

San Antonio Metro

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · 8 counties · 2,142,508 residents · 7,313 sq mi
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San Antonio is a metro area of 2,142,508 people. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $123,543. The population is up 25% since 2000. The median age is 34.2, younger than the US median of 37.2. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $49,325, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $52,703
Younger
median age 34.2
US median: 37.2
Average education
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 28%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $225,659
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,142,508
+25%since 2000
from 1,711,703 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
293 / sq mi
+25%since 2000
from 234 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
34.2
+4%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 37.2
Land area
7,313 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.3M1.7M2.0M2.4M2.8M19902000201020202024San Antonio
20242.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2010
Under 57.3%(157,131)
US avg: 6.5%
5 to 97.5%(160,637)
US avg: 6.6%
10 to 147.5%(161,001)
US avg: 6.7%
15 to 197.6%(163,751)
US avg: 7.1%
20 to 247.3%(155,534)
US avg: 7%
25 to 3413.9%(298,713)
US avg: 13.3%
35 to 4413.4%(287,119)
US avg: 13.3%
45 to 5413.7%(293,947)
US avg: 14.6%
55 to 6410.7%(229,609)
US avg: 11.8%
65 to 746.1%(130,583)
US avg: 7%
75 to 843.5%(75,358)
US avg: 4.2%
85 and over1.4%(29,125)
US avg: 1.8%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$49,325
Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,000 in 2000
US average: $52,703
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$23,883
+29%since 2000
from $18,443 in 2000
US average: $27,286
Households earning $100K+
30.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 33.3%
Poverty rate
15.8%
+0.7 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 13.8%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.455
US average: 0.461
Workforce by industry, 2010
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.5%
Other services9.2%
US avg: 7%
Wholesale trade8.6%
US avg: 7.2%
Public administration7%
US avg: 4.9%
Retail trade6.6%
US avg: 10.9%
Finance & insurance4.9%
US avg: 5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3.9%
US avg: 4.2%
Transportation & warehousing3%
US avg: 3.1%
Arts, entertainment, food2.3%
US avg: 2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.1%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services1%
US avg: 0.9%
Construction0.7%
US avg: 1.4%
Manufacturing0.5%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$123,543
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,116 in 2000
US average: $225,659
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$764
+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $549 in 2000
US average: $853
Owner-occupied
64.0%
−0.5 ptssince 2000
from 64.5% in 2000
36.0% rent
Vacancy rate
10.3%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 10.4% in 2009
US average: 12.1%
Persons per household
2.77 people
−3%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.60
Owner cost-burdened
24.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 24.4% in 2009
US average: 30.9%
Renter cost-burdened
43.8%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 44.0% in 2009
US average: 46.8%
Afford Score
2.5
+4%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-Hispanic40.7%(696,316)
Black6%(102,441)
Hispanic / Latino50.4%(863,162)
Asian1.3%(22,857)
Other0%
2010
White, non-Hispanic36.1%(773,807)
Black6.1%(130,070)
Hispanic / Latino54.1%(1,158,148)
Asian2%(42,924)
Other1.6%(35,121)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican46.3%(954,553)
Puerto Rican0.9%(18,457)
Central American0.7%(14,421)
Spaniard0.4%(8,517)
South American0.4%(7,958)
Salvadoran0.2%(4,106)
Guatemalan0.2%(3,028)
Cuban0.2%(2,944)
Honduran0.1%(2,859)
Colombian0.1%(2,810)
Panamanian0.1%(2,256)
Peruvian0.1%(1,371)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,368)
Dominican0.1%(1,244)
Argentine0.1%(1,020)
Ecuadorian0%(836)
Bolivian0%(601)
Venezuelan0%(585)
Chilean0%(356)
Paraguayan0%(161)
Uruguayan0%(64)
Ancestry
German12.7%(261,084)
Irish6.7%(137,459)
English6%(123,625)
American4.1%(83,588)
French2.2%(44,361)
Italian2.1%(42,251)
Polish1.8%(36,139)
Scotch-Irish1.5%(31,432)
Scottish1.5%(29,871)
Dutch0.8%(15,661)
Czech0.6%(13,202)
Swedish0.6%(12,970)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(11,074)
Welsh0.4%(8,524)
Arab0.3%(6,334)
Russian0.3%(6,152)
British0.3%(6,006)
French Canadian0.3%(5,902)
Danish0.2%(4,506)
West Indian0.2%(4,359)
Hungarian0.2%(3,729)
Greek0.2%(3,260)
Portuguese0.1%(2,812)
Canadian0.1%(2,538)
Belgian0.1%(2,500)
Swiss0.1%(2,462)
Lebanese0.1%(2,325)
Austrian0.1%(1,968)
Lithuanian0.1%(1,644)
Jamaican0.1%(1,482)
Finnish0.1%(1,414)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,380)
Iranian0.1%(1,260)
Slovak0.1%(1,255)
Romanian0.1%(1,206)
Nigerian0.1%(998)
Croatian0%(914)
Turkish0%(630)
Egyptian0%(580)
Armenian0%(425)
Somali0%(412)
Haitian0%(412)
Syrian0%(403)
Slovene0%(361)
Brazilian0%(360)
Israeli0%(354)
Australian0%(339)
Barbadian0%(261)
Serbian0%(258)
Guyanese0%(186)
Jordanian0%(185)
Iraqi0%(175)
Moroccan0%(121)
Latvian0%(115)
Ghanaian0%(102)
Bulgarian0%(65)
Ethiopian0%(40)
Kenyan0%(36)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
25.2%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 22.1% in 2000
US average: 27.9%
High school or higher
82.1%
+5.0 ptssince 2000
from 77.1% in 2000
US average: 84.9%
Graduate degree
9.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 10.2%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.9 min
+53%since 2000
from 16.2 min in 2000
US average: 25.2
Drive alone to work
79.1%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 76.2%
Carpooled to work
11.7%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 10.4%
Public transit
2.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.3% in 2009
US average: 4.7%
Worked from home
3.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 3.3% in 2009
US average: 4.1%
Walked to work
2.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.2% 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
7.3%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.7%
Section 07

Work & employment

Self-employed
12.0%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 12.1% in 2009
US average: 12.9%
Management & professional
34.0%
+0.6 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 35.2%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.1%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.9%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
11.4%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 12.8%
Veterans
13.6%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 13.5% in 2009
US average: 9.9%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married37.9%(398,554)
Married50.4%(530,410)
Widowed2.6%(26,988)
Divorced9.1%(95,680)
Women 15+
Never married31.8%(342,955)
Married47.4%(510,909)
Widowed7.7%(83,407)
Divorced13%(140,061)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured
15.0%
−4.4 ptssince 2013
from 19.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
50.4%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 50.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 11.2% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
15.3%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 14.8% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
17.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2020
from 17.6% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
4.4%
+0.7 ptssince 2020
from 3.7% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
64.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 64.5% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
32.1%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 31.3% 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)42.6%(85,465)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)37.9%(75,869)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.4%(50,956)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.6%(5,242)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.4%(862)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 200,411 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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In this metro

Largest cities

San AntonioCENTRAL1,548,422New BraunfelsCENTRAL122,492Schertz45,978Seguin41,048Cibolo39,019Timberwood Park35,413Canyon Lake33,883Converse32,481Boerne24,047Universal City20,399Live Oak16,426Fair Oaks Ranch12,025Selma11,955Leon Valley11,563Pleasanton11,511Scenic Oaks10,569Helotes10,387Hondo9,130Floresville9,105Kirby8,211Alamo Heights7,632Bulverde7,337Lackland AFB6,785Lakehills6,130Sandy Oaks5,874Windcrest5,809Terrell Hills5,215Jourdanton4,751Devine4,652Garden Ridge4,371

The 30 most populous of 72 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

8 component counties

Bexar CountyCENTRAL2,160,088Comal County209,166Guadalupe CountyCENTRAL201,111Medina County56,881Wilson County56,139Atascosa County53,590Kendall County53,289Bandera County22,876
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Frequently asked

How many people live in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has about 2,142,508 residents according to the 2010 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

The typical household in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX earns about $49,325 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX expensive?

In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, the median home is worth about $123,543, and the typical rent is about $764 a month.

How educated are people in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

About 25.2% of adults age 25 and over in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

About 15.8% of people in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX live below the federal poverty line.

Has San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX grown since 1990?

Yes, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX has grown since 1990. The population has added about 734,763 residents, a change of about 52 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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