Bexar County, TX

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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.

92.7% of the residents in Bexar County, TX are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Bexar County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Bexar County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Bexar County, TX borders Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Comal County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Medina County, TX, and Wilson County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Bexar County, TX is home to a population of 2.04M people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 13.2% of Bexar County, TX residents were born outside of the country (269k people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Bexar County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%

2023 Citizenship

92.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bexar County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
India
305,649 ± 13,502 people
El Salvador
224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

Foreign-Born Population

13.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

269k people

13.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

263k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bexar County, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Bexar County, TX employs 968k people. The largest industries in Bexar County, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

968k

2023 Value

± 9,837

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 1.41%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bexar County, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bexar County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

968k

2023 Value

± 9,837

1.09%

1 Year growth

± 1.41%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bexar County, TX, are . 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$7.57M
Health Care and Social Assistance
$6.47M
Finance and Insurance
$4.56M
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Bexar County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (18,616 and 60.2%), followed by White (6,873 and 22.2%), Black or African American (2,386 and 7.72%), and Asian (1,220 and 3.95%).

The median tuition costs in N/A are $32,252 for private four year colleges, and $6,329 and $18,971 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Completions

Student Diversity

University

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bexar County, TX, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 18,616 degrees mean that there were 2.71 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 6,873 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Bexar County, TX have an average commute time of 25.8 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.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Bexar County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,571

Median Household Income

± $776

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Number of Households

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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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bexar County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (70.7%)
Worked At Home (12.8%)
Carpooled (11.4%)

In 2023, 70.7% of workers in Bexar County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.8%) and those who carpooled to work (11.4%).

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.

Commute Time

25.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bexar County, TX have a shorter commute time (25.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.03% 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.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bexar County, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

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Health

84.1% of the population of Bexar County, TX has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 15.3% on Medicaid, 8.17% on Medicare, 14.1% on non-group plans, and 4.15% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Bexar County, TX see 1347 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.9% increase from the previous year (1309 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1062 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 459 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

1,347 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Bexar County, TX

Primary care physicians in Bexar County, TX see an average of 1,347 patients per year. This represents a 2.9% increase from the previous year (1,309 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.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

15.9%

Uninsured

42.4%

Employer Coverage

15.3%

Medicaid

8.17%

Medicare

14.1%

Non-Group

4.15%

Military or VA

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.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 53.3 in Bexar County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bexar County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 39.7% in Bexar County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Bexar County, TX.

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