San Antonio

Population: 1,458,954
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $219,700

San Antonio, a community in Bexar County, Texas, has 1,458,954 residents. At $62,917, its median household income sits below Bexar County's $70,571.

From 2019 to 2023, San Antonio's population declined 3.3% from 1,508,083 to 1,458,954, while its median home value rose 50.1% from $146,400 to $219,700.

The typical home was built around 1984. 17.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,458,954
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,917
Median home value: $219,700
Median gross rent: $1,258
Housing units: 603,213
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,508,0831,458,954

Median household income

$52,455$62,917

Median home value

$146,400$219,700

Median gross rent

$992$1,258

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,508,083	$52,455	$146,400	$992
2020	1,529,133	$53,420	$156,700	$1,025
2021	1,434,540	$55,084	$167,700	$1,090
2022	1,445,662	$59,593	$198,000	$1,189
2023	1,458,954	$62,917	$219,700	$1,258

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92,621	6.3%
5 to 17	255,572	17.5%
18 to 24	156,396	10.7%
25 to 34	233,790	16.0%
35 to 44	201,982	13.8%
45 to 54	171,792	11.8%
55 to 64	155,893	10.7%
65 to 74	114,894	7.9%
75 and over	76,014	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	339,450	23.3%
Black or African American	94,108	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,914	0.1%
Asian	42,435	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1,503	0.1%
Some other race	6,440	0.4%
Two or more races	33,367	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	939,737	64.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate25.6%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	149,706	15.7%
High school graduate	244,667	25.6%
Some college or associate's	286,052	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	168,607	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	105,333	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	493,118	70.5%
Carpooled	84,386	12.1%
Public transit	14,587	2.1%
Walked	11,946	1.7%
Bicycle	1,671	0.2%
Worked from home	82,543	11.8%
Other means	11,065	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	138,941	22.5%
15 to 29 min	270,215	43.8%
30 to 44 min	136,875	22.2%
45 to 59 min	36,398	5.9%
60+ min	34,344	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 17.1% (245,359 of 1,433,563)

	Count	Share
Family households	338,609	61.8%
Nonfamily households	209,274	38.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547,883	90.8%
Vacant	55,330	9.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	287,095	52.4%
Renter-occupied	260,788	47.6%

1-unit, detached59.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units16.4%

20 or more units13.0%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	357,081	59.2%
1-unit, attached	14,073	2.3%
2 to 4 units	45,156	7.5%
5 to 19 units	99,053	16.4%
20 or more units	78,359	13.0%
Mobile home & other	9,491	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4865000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 499 sq mi
Water area: 5.76 sq mi
Center point: 29.4628, -98.5246