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78253

San Antonio, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
69,282
Median household income
$106,373
People below poverty
7.8%
Median home value
$360,000

Income

The median income of households in 78253 was $106,373. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 15.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 4.7
$25,000 to $34,999 4.2
$35,000 to $49,999 7.7
$50,000 to $74,999 14
$75,000 to $99,999 12.5
$100,000 to $149,999 23.4
$150,000 to $199,999 13.3
$200,000 or more 15.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72791
Female 54723

An estimated 85.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 30.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,180. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.4
Social Security 21.3
Retirement income 30.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.8
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 11.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 11.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5.9

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 69.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78253 in 2020-2024, 91% had health insurance coverage and 9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.6% and public coverage was 23.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.1%.


In 2020-2024, 78253 had a total population of 69,282 - 36,650 (52.9%) females and 32,632 (47.1%) males. The median age was 33 years. An estimated 29.6% of the population was under 18 years, 37.3% was 19 to 44 years, 21% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78253 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2458 2242
5 to 9 2537 3395
10 to 14 2827 3687
15 to 19 2150 2770
20 to 24 1687 2505
25 to 29 2414 1941
30 to 34 3010 2927
35 to 39 2037 3139
40 to 44 3220 2927
45 to 49 2715 2409
50 to 54 1935 2308
55 to 59 1630 1273
60 to 64 1089 1190
65 to 69 1038 1244
70 to 74 746 1373
75 to 79 595 630
80 to 84 368 356
85 and over 176 334

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 45.3% were White; 11.6% were Black or African American; 7.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.9% were Asian; 5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 28.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 46.5% of the people in 78253 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 32.4% of the people in 78253 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 23,370 households in 78253. The average household size was 2.96 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.1% of the households in 78253 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.5% of all households, while 11.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.4% of all households.

In 78253, 44.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 21.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.1
Cohabiting Couples 6.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 63% of males and 53.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.1 28.4
Now married, except separated 63 53.9
Separated 1 1.1
Widowed 2.1 5.8
Divorced 5.8 10.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78253, 1,766 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 41.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.6% of the people living in 78253 were U.S. natives. 51.4% of the 78253 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.4% of 78253 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 61.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78253 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 78253.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 42.6
Asia 40.5
Europe 6
Africa 9.9
Northern America 0.6
Oceania 0.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78253 in 2020-2024, 24.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 19.1% of people at least five years old; 5.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 19.1
Other Indo-European languages 1.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.3
Other languages 0.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 78253 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 7.2
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 4.8
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 43.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78253 was 22,121 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 755 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 15,993. College or graduate school enrollment was 5,373.

Educational Attainment of People in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 17.4
Some college, no degree 23.6
Associate's degree 10.4
Bachelor's degree 27.3
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 78253, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.9% of people under 18 years old, to 10.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 40.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78253, 64.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 24,841 75.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 6,356 19.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,562 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78253 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 4.9
Manufacturing 5.3
Wholesale trade 0.4
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.1
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 11.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.7
Public administration 7.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78253 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 16,874 51.5
Service occupations 4,927 15
Sales and office occupations 5,846 17.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,639 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,489 10.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.8% of 78253 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 2
Other means 1
Worked from home 19.8

In 2020-2024, 78253 had a total of 25,188 housing units. Of these housing units, 79.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 79.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15
Mobile homes 5.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

62.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78253 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 78.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78253 had 23,370 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,818 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 77% while renters occupied 23%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.14 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.37.

9.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 1.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 23.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78253:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78253 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.7
Electricity 66
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78253 was $360,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 77.4 % had a mortgage. 22.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,306 and for owners without a mortgage it was $779.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78253 was $1,615. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.