People Facts San Antonio Texas
Population, 2003 estimate 1,214,725 22,118,509
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 5.5% 6.1%
Population, 2000 1,144,646 20,851,820
Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 14.8% 22.8%
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.5% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.4% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 51.7% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 67.7% 71.0%
Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 6.8% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 0.8% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 1.6% 2.7%
Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 19.3% 11.7%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.7% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 58.7% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.0% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.7% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 46.7% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.1% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.6% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.8 25.4
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2000 433,122 8,157,575
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 58.1% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $68,800 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 405,474 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 2.77 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $36,214 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $17,487 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 17.3% 15.4%
    Business Facts
Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) 12,097,485 323,111,661
Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 9,723,633 182,516,112
Retail sales per capita, 1997 $8,691 $9,430
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) 1,844,063 22,698,848
Total number of firms, 1997 73,970 1,525,972
Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 43.5% 23.9%
Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 25.0% 25.0%
    Geography Facts
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 408 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,808.5 79.6
Counties Bexar County
Comal County