ZIP Code 78251

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bexar County, Texas.

Population: 61,683
Median household income: $78,025
Median home value: $243,900

Covering part of Bexar County, Texas, ZIP Code 78251 has about 61,683 residents. The median household income of $78,025 is above the Bexar County median ($70,571).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78251's population held roughly steady from 62,186 to 61,683, while its median gross rent rose 22.8% from $1,116 to $1,371.

8.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.80 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 61,683
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $78,025
Median home value: $243,900
Median gross rent: $1,371
Housing units: 22,945
Homeownership rate: 51.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

62,18661,683

Median household income

$65,691$78,025

Median home value

$171,700$243,900

Median gross rent

$1,116$1,371

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	62,186	$65,691	$171,700	$1,116
2020	65,885	$66,667	$184,900	$1,153
2021	61,970	$69,346	$193,500	$1,194
2022	62,064	$74,572	$227,200	$1,259
2023	61,683	$78,025	$243,900	$1,371

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1717.8%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,408	7.1%
5 to 17	11,008	17.8%
18 to 24	7,718	12.5%
25 to 34	10,116	16.4%
35 to 44	9,542	15.5%
45 to 54	7,862	12.7%
55 to 64	5,747	9.3%
65 to 74	3,731	6.0%
75 and over	1,551	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,368	21.7%
Black or African American	6,275	10.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	2,054	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	43	0.1%
Two or more races	2,291	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37,643	61.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate22.8%

Some college or associate's35.7%

Bachelor's degree21.3%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,182	8.3%
High school graduate	8,780	22.8%
Some college or associate's	13,760	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,203	21.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4,624	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.4%

Carpooled13.6%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	23,283	71.4%
Carpooled	4,426	13.6%
Public transit	189	0.6%
Walked	178	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4,294	13.2%
Other means	234	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,410	22.6%
15 to 29 min	10,524	37.2%
30 to 44 min	7,360	26.0%
45 to 59 min	2,493	8.8%
60+ min	1,523	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.80
Poverty rate: 8.6% (5,306 of 61,451)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,659	66.7%
Nonfamily households	7,304	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2002

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,963	95.7%
Vacant	982	4.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,333	51.6%
Renter-occupied	10,630	48.4%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	13,259	57.8%
1-unit, attached	204	0.9%
2 to 4 units	1,802	7.9%
5 to 19 units	4,779	20.8%
20 or more units	2,852	12.4%
Mobile home & other	49	0.2%

ZIP Code 78251

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