Compare ZIP Code 78242 vs Bexar County, TX vs San Antonio, TX vs San Antonio Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX)
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78242 – San Antonio, TX ZIP Code |
Bexar County, TX County |
San Antonio, TX City |
San Antonio Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 36,168 | 2,067,341 | 1,479,835 | 2,662,733 | 30,188,424 |
| Rent | $1,270 | $1,354 | $1,324 | $1,363 | $1,403 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1990 | 1985 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Household income | $50,644 | $72,341 | $65,056 | $76,213 | $78,476 |
| Per capita income | $19,020 | $36,702 | $33,929 | $38,364 | $40,752 |
| Poverty rate | 23.3% | 14.6% | 17.1% | 13.4% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Household size | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 61.4% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 49.8% | 48.5% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 36,168 | 2,067,341 | 1,479,835 | 2,662,733 | 30,188,424 |
| Adults over 25 | 20,081 | 1,349,274 | 971,753 | 1,759,605 | 19,717,474 |
| Total households | 10,703 | 750,939 | 554,581 | 967,488 | 10,992,816 |
| Household size | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $50,644 | $72,341 | $65,056 | $76,213 | $78,476 |
| Per capita income | $19,020 | $36,702 | $33,929 | $38,364 | $40,752 |
| Poverty rate | 23.3% | 14.6% | 17.1% | 13.4% | 13.8% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 61.4% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 49.8% | 48.5% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $1,270 | $1,354 | $1,324 | $1,363 | $1,403 |
| Year built | 1979 | 1990 | 1985 | 1993 | 1992 |
| Households that rent | 46.4% | 41.2% | 47.8% | 36.7% | 37.4% |
| Households that own | 53.6% | 58.8% | 52.2% | 63.3% | 62.6% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 35.1% | 42.3% | 40.6% | 47% | 48.5% |
| Black | 2.6% | 7.9% | 6.9% | 7% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 3.4% | 3% | 2.9% | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 31.6% | 34% | 36.2% | 31.5% | 23.5% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 86.5% | 59.7% | 64.6% | 54.7% | 39.7% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 13.5% | 40.3% | 35.4% | 45.3% | 60.3% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 94.1% | 85.4% | 86.5% | 85.1% | 85.6% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 26.0 min | 24.0 min | 27.0 min | 27.0 min |
| Work from home | 5.9% | 14.6% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 14.4% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 44.3% | 31.9% | 33.4% | 31.1% | 31.3% |
| High school graduate or GED | 33.1% | 24.8% | 26.1% | 25.3% | 24.3% |
| Some college or associate degree | 12.3% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.6% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 10.3% | 31.8% | 29% | 32.3% | 33.8% |