Bexar County, TX

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    2024 Population
    2.07M
    US Senator
    John Cornyn
    Republican Party
    US Senator
    Ted Cruz
    Republican Party
    2024 Median Age
    34.8
    0.578% 1-year increase
    2024 Poverty Rate
    14.6%
    0.566% 1-year decrease
    2024 Median Household Income
    $72,341
    2.51% 1-year growth
    2024 Median Property Value
    $262,200
    7.41% 1-year growth
    2024 Employed Population
    979,044
    1.1% 1-year growth

    About

    None of the households in Bexar County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

    92.2% of the residents in Bexar County, TX are U.S. citizens.

    The largest universities in Bexar County, TX are The University of Texas at San Antonio (7,756 degrees awarded in 2024), San Antonio College (3,052 degrees), and St Philip's College (2,538 degrees).

    In 2024, the median property value in Bexar County, TX was $262,200, and the homeownership rate was 58.8%.

    Most people in Bexar County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bexar County, TX was 2 cars per household.

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    Population & Diversity

    Bexar County, TX is home to a population of 2.07M people, from which 92.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 13.8% of Bexar County, TX residents were born outside of the country (284k people).

    In 2024, there were 1.11 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (601k people) in Bexar County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 542k White (Non-Hispanic) and 333k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    Population & Diversity

    Citizenship

    92.2%
    2024 Citizenship
    92.7%
    2023 Citizenship

    As of 2024, 92.2% of Bexar County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bexar County, TX was 92.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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    Diversity

    Race and Ethnicity

    The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bexar County, TX
    1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
      601k ± 9.81k
    2. White (Non-Hispanic)
      542k ± 1.83k
    3. White (Hispanic)
      333k ± 8.97k
    59.7%
    Hispanic Population
    1.23M people

    In 2024, there were 1.11 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (601k people) in Bexar County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 542k White (Non-Hispanic) and 333k White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

    59.7% of the people in Bexar County, TX are hispanic (1.23M people).

    The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bexar County, TX as a share of the total population.

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    Global Diversity

    The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.
    Most Common Origin
    1. Mexico
      2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
    2. India
      354,317 ± 14,528 people
    3. El Salvador
      223,512 ± 11,564 people

    In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

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    Foreign-Born Population

    13.8%
    2024 Foreign-Born Population
    284k people
    13.2%
    2023 Foreign-Born Population
    269k people

    As of 2024, 13.8% of Bexar County, TX residents (284k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bexar County, TX was 13.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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    Military

    Veterans

    Most Common Service Period
    1. Gulf War (2001-)
      63,468 ± 2,536
    2. Vietnam
      30,091 ± 1,418
    3. Gulf War (1990s)
      28,380 ± 1,842

    Bexar County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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    Health

    84% of the population of Bexar County, TX has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 8.27% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 4.02% on military or VA plans.

    Primary care physicians in Bexar County, TX see 1,359 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,359 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1052 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 404 patients per year.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

    Coverage

    Patient to Clinician Ratios

    1,359 to 1
    Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bexar County, TX

    Primary care physicians in Bexar County, TX see an average of 1,359 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,359 patients).

    The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Bexar County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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    Health Care Diversity

    In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.6% under 18 years, 23.6% between 18 and 34 years, 37% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

    By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.2% were men and 50.8% were women.

    The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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    Uninsured People

    16%
    Uninsured
    41.7%
    Employer Coverage
    15.3%
    Medicaid
    8.27%
    Medicare
    14.7%
    Non-Group
    4.02%
    Military or VA

    Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bexar County, TX grew by 0.639% from 15.9% to 16%.

    The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bexar County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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    Health Indicators

    Health Outcomes

    Indicator

    In 2025, the average number of mentally unhealthy days reported in past 30 days (age-adjusted) was 5.62 in Bexar County, TX.

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    Health Behaviors

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    In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 37.3% in Bexar County, TX.

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    Clinical Care

    Indicator

    In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 18% in Bexar County, TX.

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    Economy

    The economy of Bexar County, TX employs 979k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bexar County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (134,908 people), Retail Trade (114,722 people), and Educational Services (89,996 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($79,520), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($72,314), and Public Administration ($69,076).

    Employment

    Occupations

    979k
    2024 Value
    ± 10,333
    1.1%
    1 Year growth
    ± 1.45%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bexar County, TX grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 968k employees to 979k employees.

    The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bexar County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (121,952 people), Management Occupations (98,098 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (97,082 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bexar County, TX.

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims

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    Industries

    Employment by Industries

    979k
    2024 Value
    ± 10,333
    1.1%
    1 Year growth
    ± 1.45%

    From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bexar County, TX grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 968k employees to 979k employees.

    The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bexar County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (134,908 people), Retail Trade (114,722 people), and Educational Services (89,996 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bexar County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Bexar County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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    Median Earnings by Industry

    $48,264
    Median earning men ± $664
    $37,471
    Median earning women ± $694

    The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,427), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($73,034), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,597).

    The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($56,255), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($53,125), and Information ($51,523).

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    Employment by Industry Sector

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    Y-Axis
    4.59%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

    The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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    Establishments by Size

    The industries with the most establishments
    1. 3,012
      Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
    2. 2,402
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    3. 1,992
      Other Services (except Public Administration)

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    The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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    Payroll by Industry Sector

    The industries with the highest total annual payroll
    1. $7.57M
      Health Care and Social Assistance
    2. $6.47M
      Finance and Insurance
    3. $4.56M
      Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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    Civics

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

    Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

    Presidential Elections

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    2024 Election Results
    1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
      Republican Party
    2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
      Democratic Party
    3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
      Green Party

    In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

    The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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    Senator Elections

    US Senators from Texas

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    John Cornyn
    Senator from Texas2
    Assumed office on December 2, 2002
    Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
    Ted Cruz
    Senator from Texas1
    Assumed office on January 3, 2013

    John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

    In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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    Education

    In 2024, universities in Bexar County, TX awarded 32,430 degrees. The student population of Bexar County, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 63,792 male students and 89,705 female students.

    Most students graduating from Universities in Bexar County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (19,539 and 61.4%), White (6,639 and 20.9%), Black or African American (2,688 and 8.44%), and Asian (1,239 and 3.89%).

    The largest universities in Bexar County, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas at San Antonio (7,756 and 23.9%), San Antonio College (3,052 and 9.41%), and St Philip's College (2,538 and 7.83%).

    The most popular majors in Bexar County, TX are General Studies (6,276 and 19.4%), Registered Nursing (1,773 and 5.47%), and General Business Administration & Management (1,635 and 5.04%).

    The median tuition costs are $33,081 for private four year colleges, and $5,400 and $9,810 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

    Admissions & Enrollments

    Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

    University
    Measure

    In 2024 in Bexar County, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 78.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 19.4%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 153,497 (41.6% men and 58.4% women).

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    Enrollments by Gender and Races

    Universities

    In 2024 there were 153,497 students enrolled in Bexar County, TX, 41.6% men and 58.4% women.

    By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 95,118 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

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    Completions

    Concentrations

    Most Common
    1. General Psychology
      823 degrees awarded
    2. Registered Nursing
      790 degrees awarded
    3. General Business Administration & Management
      642 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bexar County, TX was General Psychology with 823 degrees awarded.

    This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bexar County, TX according to their major.

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    Universities

    Gender
    Race
    Largest Universities by degrees awarded
    1. The University of Texas at San Antonio
      7,756 degrees awarded
    2. San Antonio College
      3,052 degrees awarded
    3. St Philip's College
      2,538 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas at San Antonio with 7,756 degrees awarded.

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    Student Diversity

    University

    In 2024, 12,974 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bexar County, TX, which is 0.667 times less than the 19,456 female students who received degrees in the same year.

    In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 19,539 degrees mean that there were 2.94 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 6,639 degrees awarded.

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    Awarded Degrees over Time

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    Tuition

    Average Net Price by Sector

    Universities

    Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($33,081) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

    Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,369) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

    Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($925) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

    The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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    Housing & Living

    The median property value in Bexar County, TX was $262,200 in 2024, which is 0.788 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $244,100 to $262,200, a 7.41% increase. The homeownership rate in Bexar County, TX is 58.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

    People in Bexar County, TX have an average commute time of 25.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bexar County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

    In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bexar County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.337%.

    Housing

    Property

    $262,200
    Median Property Value 2024
    ±$2,140
    $441,921
    Median Property Taxes
    ±$5,447

    The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bexar County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

    The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bexar County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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    Rent vs Own

    58.8%
    Homeownership
    2024
    65.8%
    Homeowners with Mortgage
    2024

    In 2024, 58.8% of the housing units in Bexar County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.1%.

    This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bexar County, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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    Equity

    Household Income

    Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
    $72,341
    Median Household Income
    ± $701
    751k
    Number of Households
    ± 8,405

    In 2024, the median household income of the 751k households in Bexar County, TX grew to $72,341 from the previous year's value of $70,571.

    The following chart displays the households in Bexar County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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    Wage Distribution

    The closest comparable wage GINI for Bexar County, TX is from Texas.
    0.475
    2024 Wage GINI in Texas
    0.475
    2023 Wage GINI in Texas

    In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

    This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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    Transportation

    Commuter Transportation

    Most Common Commute in 2024
    1. Drove Alone (68.4%)
    2. Worked At Home (14.6%)
    3. Carpooled (11.7%)

    In 2024, 68.4% of workers in Bexar County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.6%) and those who carpooled to work (11.7%).

    The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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    Commute Time

    25.7 minutes
    Average Travel Time

    Using averages, employees in Bexar County, TX have a shorter commute time (25.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.06% of the workforce in Bexar County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

    The chart below shows how the median household income in Bexar County, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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    Car Ownership

    2 cars
    Average Number

    The following chart displays the households in Bexar County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bexar County, TX have 2 cars.

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    Poverty

    Severe Housing Problems

    In 2025, 18.2% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Bexar County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.337%.

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    Poverty & Diversity

    14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bexar County, TX (296k out of 2.03M people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 35 - 44.

    The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bexar County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

    The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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    Children in Poverty

    In 2025, 19.1% of the children was living in poverty in Bexar County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 8.5%.

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    Security

    Crimes & Accidents

    Indicator

    In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 533 in Bexar County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 25.4% per 100,000 population.

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