ZIP Code 78216

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bexar County, Texas.

Population: 42,044
Median household income: $55,488
Median home value: $281,700

ZIP Code 78216 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bexar County, Texas, home to about 42,044 residents. The median household income of $55,488 is below the Bexar County median ($70,571).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78216's population declined 3.5% from 43,554 to 42,044, while its median gross rent rose 25.8% from $963 to $1,211.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 18.6% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 59.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,044
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,488
Median home value: $281,700
Median gross rent: $1,211
Housing units: 22,138
Homeownership rate: 34.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,55442,044

Median household income

$50,358$55,488

Median home value

$198,500$281,700

Median gross rent

$963$1,211

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,554	$50,358	$198,500	$963
2020	45,325	$48,496	$200,600	$994
2021	43,073	$50,362	$231,700	$1,048
2022	42,379	$54,394	$261,200	$1,134
2023	42,044	$55,488	$281,700	$1,211

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3418.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,513	6.0%
5 to 17	5,360	12.7%
18 to 24	4,618	11.0%
25 to 34	7,808	18.6%
35 to 44	6,201	14.7%
45 to 54	5,350	12.7%
55 to 64	4,495	10.7%
65 to 74	3,130	7.4%
75 and over	2,569	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,066	33.5%
Black or African American	1,809	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	412	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	62	0.1%
Some other race	67	0.2%
Two or more races	660	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24,966	59.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate21.0%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree18.5%

Graduate or professional degree15.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,912	9.9%
High school graduate	6,202	21.0%
Some college or associate's	10,270	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	5,466	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4,703	15.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,031	73.5%
Carpooled	2,321	10.0%
Public transit	487	2.1%
Walked	296	1.3%
Bicycle	62	0.3%
Worked from home	2,697	11.6%
Other means	283	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,044	24.6%
15 to 29 min	9,806	47.9%
30 to 44 min	3,893	19.0%
45 to 59 min	900	4.4%
60+ min	837	4.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 16.2% (6,756 of 41,825)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,579	48.8%
Nonfamily households	10,056	51.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	19,635	88.7%
Vacant	2,503	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,705	34.1%
Renter-occupied	12,930	65.9%

1-unit, detached34.8%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units39.2%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,707	34.8%
1-unit, attached	293	1.3%
2 to 4 units	2,097	9.5%
5 to 19 units	8,683	39.2%
20 or more units	3,308	14.9%
Mobile home & other	50	0.2%

ZIP Code 78216

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