City safety & data profile

San AntonioTX

San Antonio, TX is a 1.5M-resident city in Bexar County with a median household income of $65,056.

Bexar County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for San Antonio, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. San Antonio has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $235,700, and 19 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Compiled by Areazine

Data updated 2026-09-03

1.5M
Population (place): Top 1%
By size: $65,056
Median income (place): $235,700
Median home (place): 17.1%
Poverty rate (place)

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The read on San Antonio

San Antonio posts a median household income higher than 30% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 3 recent safety alerts are on record and 19 hospitals serve the San Antonio area.

Bottom 31%
by median income, US cities: 3
safety alerts on record: 19
hospitals in & near San Antonio

Where San Antonio income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$65,056 Bottom 30% higher than 30% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Houston

2,314,157
San Antonio

1,526,656
Dallas

1,326,087
Fort Worth

1,008,106
Austin

974,447
El Paso

678,815
Arlington

388,125
Corpus Christi

316,239
Plano

283,558
Laredo

256,153

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Southlake

$250,001
University P…

$250,001
West Univers…

$250,001
Bellaire

$244,015
Colleyville

$218,328
Trophy Club

$201,054
Prosper

$195,281
Lakeway

$190,060
Murphy

$175,699
Keller

$174,950

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

The quick read

Reading San Antonio, TX beyond the headline numbers

San Antonio sits inside Bexar County, Texas, at roughly 29.42°N, -98.49°W. Population 1,526,656, $65,056 median household income. Median home value $235,700, median rent $1,324. Poverty rate 17.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

19 hospitals in/around San Antonio, 3.9/5 avg rating, 7 with an ER.

17.1% of San Antonio, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in San Antonio costs roughly 3.6 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

13.5% of San Antonio workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 24.5% in San Antonio, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

San Antonio's median age is 34.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for San Antonio from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)

1,526,656

San Antonio · Census Place

Median Income (place)

$65,056

-27% vs avg

Median Home Value (place)

$235,700

-43% vs avg

Median Age (place)

34.9

years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bexar County): San Antonio's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024

Population

2.1M+18%

Median Income

$72,341+44%

Median Home Value

$262,200+112%

Poverty Rate

14.6%-17%

Unemployment

5.6%-30%

Economics

Economics indicators for San Antonio, TX
Indicator	Value
Median Rent	$1,324/mo
Poverty Rate	17.1% +38% vs avg
Unemployment	6.1%
Bachelor's Degree+	29%
Work From Home	13.5%
Public Transit	2%

Population

White 40.6%

African American 6.9%

Asian 3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration

41.5%

Obesity

34.9%

High Blood Pressure

34.4%

Physical Inactivity

33.1%

Lack of Health Insurance

24.5%

Frequent Mental Distress

17.2%

Binge Drinking

16%

Diabetes

15.2%

Frequent Physical Distress

15%

Current Smoking

13%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 53.1%

Annual Checkup 72%

Other Measures

Current Asthma

9.1%

Coronary Heart Disease

5.9%

Stroke

3.3%

Hospitals 19 total

Rating Distribution

★★★★★

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Average Rating

3.9/5

Total Hospitals

With ER

SAN ANTONIO VA MEDICAL CENTER (VA SOUTH TEXAS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM)

SAN ANTONIO · Acute Care - Veterans Administration · ER

★★★★★

BAPTIST NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL THOUSAND OAKS