Bexar County vs Harris County

A side-by-side comparison of Bexar County and Harris County: population, income, housing, and more.

Bexar County and Harris County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Harris County has the higher population (4,758,579 vs 2,037,344 in Bexar County). Harris County has the higher median household income ($73,104 vs $70,571 in Bexar County). Harris County has the higher median home value ($255,000 vs $244,100 in Bexar County).

Population, income & housing

	Bexar County	Harris County
Population	2,037,344	4,758,579
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$70,571	$73,104
Median home value	$244,100	$255,000
Median gross rent	$1,290	$1,349
Housing units	807,160	1,884,607
Homeownership rate	59.1%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.5%	33.7%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bexar County	Harris County
Population	1,952,843 → 2,037,344 (+4.3%)	4,646,630 → 4,758,579 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$57,157 → $70,571 (+23.5%)	$61,705 → $73,104 (+18.5%)
Median home value	$161,800 → $244,100 (+50.9%)	$175,700 → $255,000 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,015 → $1,290 (+27.1%)	$1,078 → $1,349 (+25.1%)

Bexar County

Population

1,952,8432,037,344

Median household income

$57,157$70,571

Median home value

$161,800$244,100

Median gross rent

$1,015$1,290

Harris County

Population

4,646,6304,758,579

Median household income

$61,705$73,104

Median home value

$175,700$255,000

Median gross rent

$1,078$1,349

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bexar County	Harris County
Under 5	6.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	18.4%	19.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	15.5%
35 to 44	14.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.5%
55 to 64	10.6%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	7.3%
75 and over	4.9%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bexar County	Harris County
White (non-Hispanic)	26.7%	27.4%
Black or African American	7.3%	18.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.7%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	59.5%	43.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bexar County	Harris County
No high school diploma	13.6%	17.5%
High school graduate	24.5%	22.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.1%	12.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bexar County	Harris County
Drove alone	70.7%	72.4%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.2%
Public transit	1.6%	2.1%
Walked	1.7%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	12.8%	11.4%
Other means	1.5%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bexar County	Harris County
1-unit, detached	64.6%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	2.2%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	6.1%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	13.6%	14.1%
20 or more units	10.7%	17.7%
Mobile home & other	2.8%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Bexar County	Harris County
Poverty rate	14.7%	15.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1989	1988