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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.4%), Retail trade (12.6%).
Detached houses: $154,190Here:$154,190State:$177,060 Townhouses or other attached units: $141,035Here:$141,035State:$170,403 In 2-unit structures: $85,489Here:$85,489State:$137,980 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,110Here:$105,110State:$142,391 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $141,938Here:$141,938State:$168,745 Mobile homes: $63,692Here:$63,692State:$42,156 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $7,187Here:$7,187State:$34,447
Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in $1000s)
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 54.8% Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 44.4%
Obama (Democratic): 52.8% McCain (Republican): 47.2%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $2,887 (2.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,433 (1.6%)
Area name: San Antonio, TX HUD Metro FMR Area Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bexar County is $556 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $687 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Cities in this county include: San Antonio, Universal City, Converse, Leon Valley, Live Oak, Kirby, Alamo Heights, Lackland AFB, Timberwood Park, Windcrest.
Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average. Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (1-hour): 0.107 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average. Ozone (8-hour): 0.086 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 22 µg/m3. Near U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM10) 24-hour: 72 µg/m3(standard limit: 150 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
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Notable locations in Bexar County: Cassin Siding (A), Luckey Ranch (B), Rio Vista Farms (C), Straus Medina Ranch (D), Schertz Sportmans Club (E), Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority Water Treatment Facility (F), Martinez II Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), O W Somerset-J T Deely-J K Spruce Generating Complex (H), Deeley-Sommers Power Plant (I), Mendiola Downs (J), East Windmill (K), Kallison Ranch (L), Little Windmill (M), Moses Windmill (N), Wildcat Windmill (O), Zapeta Windmill (P), Burnet County Library System (Q), DeLeon City County Library (R), Geronimo Village Volunteer Fire Department Central Station (S), Harmony Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bexar County include: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (A), Saint Jerome Church (B), Parita Church (C), Thelma Tabernacle (D), Thelma Church (E), Fellowship Berean Bible Church (F), Borregos Chapel (G), Calvary Hills Baptist Church (H), Living Springs Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Sociedad Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Cantu Cemetery (3), Heimsath Cemetery (4), Becker Cemetery (5), Arnold Cemetery (6), Cover Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Elm Waterhole (A), White Ranch Lake (B), Grothaus Lake (C), Pax Lake (D), Sewell Pond (E), Pond Number Twentytwo (F), Middleton Pond (G), German Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Hill Branch (A), Santa Clara Creek (B), Pecan Creek (C), Mustang Creek (D), Ranch Creek (E), Hondo Creek (F), Sherer Creek (G), Escondido Creek (H), Salado Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Bexar County include: Mission Park (1), Blanco Road Park (2), Calaveras Lake Park (3), Crescent Bend Nature Park (4), Southside Stadium (5), Southwest Stadium (6), East Central Stadium (7), Government Canyon State Natural Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Notable locations in Bexar County: Cassin Siding (A), Luckey Ranch (B), Rio Vista Farms (C), Straus Medina Ranch (D), Schertz Sportmans Club (E), Cibolo Creek Municipal Authority Water Treatment Facility (F), Martinez II Wastewater Treatment Facility (G), O W Somerset-J T Deely-J K Spruce Generating Complex (H), Deeley-Sommers Power Plant (I), Mendiola Downs (J), East Windmill (K), Kallison Ranch (L), Little Windmill (M), Moses Windmill (N), Wildcat Windmill (O), Zapeta Windmill (P), Burnet County Library System (Q), DeLeon City County Library (R), Geronimo Village Volunteer Fire Department Central Station (S), Harmony Volunteer Fire Department (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Bexar County include: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (A), Saint Jerome Church (B), Parita Church (C), Thelma Tabernacle (D), Thelma Church (E), Fellowship Berean Bible Church (F), Borregos Chapel (G), Calvary Hills Baptist Church (H), Living Springs Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sociedad Cemetery (1), Mount Olive Cemetery (2), Cantu Cemetery (3), Heimsath Cemetery (4), Becker Cemetery (5), Arnold Cemetery (6), Cover Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Elm Waterhole (A), White Ranch Lake (B), Grothaus Lake (C), Pax Lake (D), Sewell Pond (E), Pond Number Twentytwo (F), Middleton Pond (G), German Tank (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Black Hill Branch (A), Santa Clara Creek (B), Pecan Creek (C), Mustang Creek (D), Ranch Creek (E), Hondo Creek (F), Sherer Creek (G), Escondido Creek (H), Salado Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Bexar County include: Mission Park (1), Blanco Road Park (2), Calaveras Lake Park (3), Crescent Bend Nature Park (4), Southside Stadium (5), Southwest Stadium (6), East Central Stadium (7), Government Canyon State Natural Area (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Atascosa County , Bandera County , Comal County , Guadalupe County , Kendall County , Medina County , Wilson County .
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County total employment by year
County average yearly wages by year ($)
Current college students: 88,075 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.9% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 22.7%
Number of foreign born residents: 151,340 (42% naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 95.7%
Housing units in Bexar County with a mortgage: 182,291 (7,999 second mortgage, 9,311 home equity loan, 164 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 85,763
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Class of Workers
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Most common first ancestries reported in Bexar County (%):
6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,947 average adjusted gross income)
0.28% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,539 average AGI)Bexar County:0.28%Texas average:0.20% 2.98% relocated from other counties in Texas ($17,267 average AGI) 3.24% relocated from other states ($23,142 average AGI)Bexar County:3.24%Texas average:3.06%
5.27% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,959 average adjusted gross income)
0.22% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,650 average AGI)Bexar County:0.22%Texas average:0.11% 2.86% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,487 average AGI) 2.19% relocated to other states ($19,822 average AGI)Bexar County:2.19%Texas average:2.17%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 17.7 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 17.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.1 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 7.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.4 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.5
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 170,645 (144,155 aged, 26,490 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 21%
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 76.7. This is more than state average.
Mechanisms of homicide:
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.2. This is less than state average.
Mechanisms of suicide:
253,742 spouses, 457,589 children (422,605 natural, 9,972 adopted, 25,012 stepchildren), 43,712 grandchildren, 14,504 brothers or sisters, 11,641 parents, 30,092 other relatives, 27,008 non-relatives
Size of family households: 120,718 2-persons, 82,577 3-persons, 74,296 4-persons, 39,846 5-persons, 18,381 6-persons, 12,105 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 116,853 1-person, 20,541 2-persons, 2,587 3-persons, 938 4-persons, 246 5-persons, 88 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.
56.8% of residents of Bexar County speak English at home. 40.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all). 1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all). 0.2% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Population growth in Bexar County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 230.99 millions of gallons per day (100% from ground, 0% from surface)
Year house built
53% of Bexar County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Texas.
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $72,000
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
All Other: $31,230,000
Parking Facilities: $550,000
Hospitals: $13,862,000
Health - Other: $2,241,000
Corrections - Other: $1,960,000
General Public Buildings: $629,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $65,692,000
Correctional Institutions: $60,754,000
Health - Other: $48,230,000
Police Protection: $42,147,000
General - Other: $38,381,000
Public Welfare - Other: $20,720,000
Financial Administration: $12,579,000
Corrections - Other: $10,719,000
Regular Highways: $10,307,000
Central Staff Services: $10,288,000
General Public Buildings: $3,415,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,156,000
Local Fire Protection: $688,000
Natural Resources - Other: $671,000
Housing and Community Development: $531,000
Parking Facilities: $218,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,964,000
Health and Hospitals: $259,000
Health - Other: $769,000
Local Fire Protection: $218,000
General - Other: $162,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,480,000
General Revenue, NEC: $11,259,000
Fines and Forfeits: $11,016,000
Rents: $432,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $303,799,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $49,100,000
Health - Other: $791,000
General - Other: $736,000
Regular Highways: $639,000
Police Protection: $195,000
Financial Administration: $188,000
Parking Facilities: $117,000
Public Welfare - Other: $85,000
Central Staff Services: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $10,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,000
Health and Hospitals: $44,334,000
All Other: $25,907,000
Highways: $12,064,000
General Local Government Support: $4,817,000
Other Selective Sales: $26,764,000
Motor Vehicle License: $4,914,000
NEC: $1,297,000
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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