Bandera

Population: 599
Median household income: $34,879
Median home value: $132,500

Located in Bandera County, Texas, Bandera is a community with a population of 599. At $34,879, its median household income sits below Bandera County's $69,703.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bandera's population declined 28.1% from 833 to 599, while its median home value fell 7.1% from $142,600 to $132,500.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 15.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 599
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,879
Median home value: $132,500
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 395
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

833599

Median household income

$35,625$34,879

Median home value

$142,600$132,500

Median gross rent

$850$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	833	$35,625	$142,600	$850
2020	671	$37,857	$151,500	$900
2021	453	$32,500	$158,500	$950
2022	565	$32,125	$186,400	$1,071
2023	599	$34,879	$132,500	$1,015

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 179.0%

18 to 2415.0%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	9.5%
5 to 17	54	9.0%
18 to 24	90	15.0%
25 to 34	76	12.7%
35 to 44	79	13.2%
45 to 54	46	7.7%
55 to 64	60	10.0%
65 to 74	90	15.0%
75 and over	47	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	344	57.4%
Black or African American	5	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	241	40.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	9.0%
High school graduate	165	41.5%
Some college or associate's	154	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	32	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	243	86.5%
Carpooled	29	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	2.5%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	107	39.1%
15 to 29 min	10	3.6%
30 to 44 min	123	44.9%
45 to 59 min	20	7.3%
60+ min	14	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 13.3% (73 of 547)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	41.8%
Nonfamily households	138	58.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	237	60.0%
Vacant	158	40.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	152	64.1%
Renter-occupied	85	35.9%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units10.6%

5 to 19 units8.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	269	68.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	42	10.6%
5 to 19 units	32	8.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50	12.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4805528
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 29.7251, -99.0743