ZIP Code 78226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bexar County, Texas.

Population: 6,907
Median household income: $32,340
Median home value: $109,300

ZIP Code 78226 (Bexar County, Texas) is home to about 6,907 residents. Its median household income of $32,340 runs below the Bexar County figure of $70,571.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78226's population declined 12.6% from 7,906 to 6,907, while its median gross rent rose 31.0% from $774 to $1,014.

8.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 37.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,907
Median age: 30.8 yrs
Median household income: $32,340
Median home value: $109,300
Median gross rent: $1,014
Housing units: 2,850
Homeownership rate: 37.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,9066,907

Median household income

$30,401$32,340

Median home value

$74,900$109,300

Median gross rent

$774$1,014

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,906	$30,401	$74,900	$774
2020	8,012	$26,728	$82,200	$770
2021	7,109	$28,247	$89,500	$838
2022	7,357	$30,669	$105,000	$887
2023	6,907	$32,340	$109,300	$1,014

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

Age distribution

Under 59.1%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	630	9.1%
5 to 17	1,366	19.8%
18 to 24	858	12.4%
25 to 34	1,031	14.9%
35 to 44	949	13.7%
45 to 54	777	11.2%
55 to 64	534	7.7%
65 to 74	517	7.5%
75 and over	245	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	555	8.0%
Black or African American	284	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.2%
Two or more races	43	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,009	87.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.6%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,361	33.6%
High school graduate	1,371	33.8%
Some college or associate's	992	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	249	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	80	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone56.5%

Carpooled29.9%

Public transit6.1%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home4.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,576	56.5%
Carpooled	835	29.9%
Public transit	169	6.1%
Walked	60	2.2%
Bicycle	24	0.9%
Worked from home	113	4.1%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	550	20.6%
15 to 29 min	948	35.4%
30 to 44 min	565	21.1%
45 to 59 min	221	8.3%
60+ min	391	14.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.24
Poverty rate: 32.5% (2,241 of 6,889)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,481	69.6%
Nonfamily households	646	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,127	74.6%
Vacant	723	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	804	37.8%
Renter-occupied	1,323	62.2%

1-unit, detached41.9%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units20.5%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other5.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,194	41.9%
1-unit, attached	30	1.1%
2 to 4 units	569	20.0%
5 to 19 units	585	20.5%
20 or more units	318	11.2%
Mobile home & other	154	5.4%

ZIP Code 78226

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