Bexar County, Texas

Bexar County has a population of 2,067,341 and has grown 7.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $262,200, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $72,341.

Home price
$262,200
Income
$72,341
Population
2,067,341
Unemployment
5.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$262,200county
Median gross rent$1,354county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198036.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile2.7%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented41.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,389county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,426county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,177county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,830county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$72,341county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate14.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.6%county
Unemployment rate5.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force66.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government15.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.0%county
Economic output per resident$77,195county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.73%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service5.1 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5466684county
Miles to nearest general aviation field7.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here7county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.6 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.4%county
Traffic deaths21.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher31.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.6%county
Public schools in the county579county
Public school enrollment362816county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible62.7%county
Elementary schools320county
Middle schools97county
High schools93county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above18county
Share of local colleges that are public34.6%county
Two-year institutions8county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians74county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county20county
Hospitals here with an emergency department14county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance16.0%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity27.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,067,341county
Land area in square miles1,240county
People per square mile of land1667.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores169county
Convenience stores246county
Share living far from a food store17.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract5.9%county
Population change since 2020+7.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age34.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over12.9%county
Share of households that are one person28.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States13.8%county
Second languages37.0%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents65county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents1county
Households that moved in46,275county
Households that moved away43,511county
Average income of arriving households$63,297county
Average income of departing households$72,028county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year6,333county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings27.5%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature71.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F157 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing14 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days277 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 23county
Average first fall frostNov 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$146county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh12.4¢county
Household electricity use1,191 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity69.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas27.9%county
Homes heated by propane1.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband91.9%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk99.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk69.5county
Landslide risk85.2county
Hail risk99.9county
Earthquake risk61.9county
Tornado risk99.9county
Tropical cyclone risk83.5county
Extreme heat risk99.4county
Winter weather risk88.3county
Strong wind risk87.1county
Wildfire risk92.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here1county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Bexar County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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