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METRO AREA · 2020 ACS

San Antonio Metro

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · 8 counties · 2,558,143 residents · 7,313 sq mi
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With 2,558,143 people, San Antonio is a metro area. The population is up 49% since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $184,360. 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income is $62,135, close to the national figure.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $66,278
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.8
Average education
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
2,558,143
+49%since 2000
from 1,711,703 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Population density
350 / sq mi
+49%since 2000
from 234 / sq mi in 2000
Median age
36.3
+10%since 2000
from 32.9 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
7,313 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
1.3M1.7M2.0M2.4M2.8M19902000201020202024San Antonio
20242.7M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 56.1%(155,860)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.8%(173,510)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 147.3%(185,734)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 197.3%(186,615)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 247%(179,494)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3414.1%(360,095)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.2%(337,630)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5412.2%(313,031)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6411.8%(302,348)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 748.7%(221,966)
US avg: 10%
75 to 844%(103,408)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over1.5%(38,452)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$62,135
+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $39,000 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$29,730
+61%since 2000
from $18,443 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
40.7%
+11.4 ptssince 2009
from 29.3% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
14.2%
−0.9 ptssince 2000
from 15.1% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information11.9%
US avg: 11.1%
Wholesale trade8.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Other services8.4%
US avg: 6.6%
Public administration6.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Retail trade5.9%
US avg: 10%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing2.4%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food1.6%
US avg: 2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1.5%
US avg: 1.7%
Manufacturing1.2%
US avg: 0.5%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Construction0.4%
US avg: 1.2%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$184,360
+66%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $74,116 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,057
+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $549 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
62.7%
−1.8 ptssince 2000
from 64.5% in 2000
37.3% rent
Persons per household
2.99 people
+4%since 2009
from 2.87 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
2.9
+23%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%
2020
White, non-Hispanic32.8%(838,674)
Black6.5%(166,108)
Hispanic / Latino54.3%(1,389,685)
Asian2.8%(71,191)
Other2.4%(62,555)
Segregation Score
41
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican48.3%(1,215,420)
Puerto Rican1.3%(32,964)
Spaniard0.7%(16,182)
South American0.5%(13,236)
Salvadoran0.3%(7,766)
Cuban0.3%(7,495)
Honduran0.2%(6,095)
Colombian0.2%(5,287)
Guatemalan0.2%(4,286)
Panamanian0.1%(3,586)
Peruvian0.1%(2,666)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Venezuelan0.1%(1,773)
Nicaraguan0.1%(1,564)
Dominican0.1%(1,496)
Argentine0.1%(1,218)
Ecuadorian0%(1,025)
Chilean0%(935)
Bolivian0%(188)
Uruguayan0%(90)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.7%(17,099)
Filipino0.6%(13,965)
Chinese0.4%(8,728)
Vietnamese0.3%(8,212)
Korean0.2%(4,097)
Japanese0.1%(2,238)
Pakistani0.1%(1,490)
Thai0.1%(1,256)
Nepalese0%(962)
Burmese0%(840)
Taiwanese0%(575)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(382)
Cambodian0%(365)
Hmong0%(272)
Mongolian0%(141)
Malaysian0%(51)
Okinawan0%(10)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0.1%(2,722)
Chamorro0.1%(2,478)
Samoan0%(801)
Tongan0%(293)
Fijian0%(14)
Ancestry
German10.1%(251,322)
Irish5.6%(140,416)
English5.5%(137,640)
American3.5%(88,351)
Italian2%(50,380)
French1.7%(43,534)
Polish1.4%(34,652)
Scottish1.2%(29,545)
Scotch-Irish0.8%(20,057)
Subsaharan African0.7%(17,017)
British0.5%(12,480)
Czech0.5%(12,251)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.5%(12,210)
Swedish0.5%(11,492)
Dutch0.4%(11,224)
Welsh0.4%(9,689)
West Indian0.2%(5,391)
Russian0.2%(5,240)
French Canadian0.2%(5,145)
Danish0.2%(4,725)
Portuguese0.2%(4,567)
Swiss0.2%(3,938)
Greek0.2%(3,816)
Austrian0.1%(2,708)
Iranian0.1%(2,635)
Hungarian0.1%(2,521)
Canadian0.1%(2,455)
Jamaican0.1%(2,442)
Lebanese0.1%(2,322)
Iraqi0.1%(2,289)
Lithuanian0.1%(2,189)
Nigerian0.1%(2,087)
Romanian0.1%(1,925)
Ukrainian0.1%(1,858)
Finnish0.1%(1,681)
Brazilian0.1%(1,664)
Belgian0.1%(1,590)
Slovak0.1%(1,261)
Turkish0.1%(1,229)
Syrian0%(1,159)
Arab0%(1,105)
Egyptian0%(1,028)
Moroccan0%(862)
Croatian0%(862)
Haitian0%(800)
Ethiopian0%(613)
Armenian0%(507)
Jordanian0%(492)
Somali0%(425)
Slovene0%(417)
Australian0%(412)
Ghanaian0%(386)
Bulgarian0%(373)
Guyanese0%(343)
Serbian0%(312)
Israeli0%(279)
Barbadian0%(242)
Latvian0%(226)
Kenyan0%(176)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
28.8%
+6.7 ptssince 2000
from 22.1% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
85.5%
+8.4 ptssince 2000
from 77.1% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
10.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2000
from 7.9% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.6 min
+64%since 2000
from 16.2 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
77.3%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 78.6% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
6.1%
−1.3 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.5%
−1.7 ptssince 2011
from 7.2% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
64.2%
−0.8 ptssince 2011
from 65.0% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
71.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
36.1%
+2.8 ptssince 2009
from 33.3% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.5%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 49.0% in 2009
Female
50.5%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 51.0% in 2009
Foreign born
11.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
15.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
93.0%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
84.5%
US average: 86.2%
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

Uninsured
15.2%
−4.2 ptssince 2013
from 19.4% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
50.6%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
11.2%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
14.8%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
17.6%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
3.7%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
64.5%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
31.3%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)35%(66,342)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)35.2%(66,726)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era30.2%(57,363)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War4.9%(9,344)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II1.6%(2,973)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 189,787 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 2,558,143 residents according to the 2020 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 $62,135 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 $184,360, and the typical rent is about $1,057 a month.

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

About 28.8% 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 14.2% 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 1,150,398 residents, a change of about 82 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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