ZIP Code 78217

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bexar County, Texas.

Population: 33,959
Median household income: $56,852
Median home value: $216,100

ZIP Code 78217 (Bexar County, Texas) is home to about 33,959 residents. At $56,852, its median household income sits below Bexar County's $70,571.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78217's population held roughly steady from 34,159 to 33,959, while its median gross rent rose 23.3% from $962 to $1,186.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.1% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 51.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 33,959
Median age: 37.1 yrs
Median household income: $56,852
Median home value: $216,100
Median gross rent: $1,186
Housing units: 16,179
Homeownership rate: 45.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,15933,959

Median household income

$46,152$56,852

Median home value

$140,500$216,100

Median gross rent

$962$1,186

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,159	$46,152	$140,500	$962
2020	35,257	$45,417	$146,400	$987
2021	33,130	$47,122	$161,200	$1,032
2022	32,152	$53,795	$189,900	$1,132
2023	33,959	$56,852	$216,100	$1,186

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,679	4.9%
5 to 17	5,350	15.8%
18 to 24	3,105	9.1%
25 to 34	5,808	17.1%
35 to 44	5,035	14.8%
45 to 54	3,067	9.0%
55 to 64	4,118	12.1%
65 to 74	3,106	9.1%
75 and over	2,691	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,900	32.1%
Black or African American	3,376	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	520	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	262	0.8%
Two or more races	1,332	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,532	51.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree19.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,153	9.0%
High school graduate	6,042	25.4%
Some college or associate's	8,407	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,697	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,526	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit3.0%

Walked2.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,651	66.8%
Carpooled	2,283	13.1%
Public transit	528	3.0%
Walked	465	2.7%
Bicycle	116	0.7%
Worked from home	2,141	12.3%
Other means	258	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,407	22.3%
15 to 29 min	7,002	45.8%
30 to 44 min	2,945	19.2%
45 to 59 min	947	6.2%
60+ min	1,000	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 13.9% (4,712 of 33,869)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,311	56.5%
Nonfamily households	6,392	43.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,703	90.9%
Vacant	1,476	9.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,708	45.6%
Renter-occupied	7,995	54.4%

1-unit, detached44.1%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units16.6%

5 to 19 units22.9%

20 or more units12.2%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,129	44.1%
1-unit, attached	559	3.5%
2 to 4 units	2,680	16.6%
5 to 19 units	3,707	22.9%
20 or more units	1,981	12.2%
Mobile home & other	123	0.8%

ZIP Code 78217

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