San Antonio, Texas population is 1,548,422 as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimate), ranking #7 nationally and #2 in Texas. Cost of living runs 5.3% below the U.S. average (BEA RPP 2024); a family of four needs roughly $84,788/yr to break even (2025 modeled). This profile draws on 13 federal datasets covering population, housing, income, employment, climate, and risk.
At a glance.
2025 population
1,548,422
+14,359 in the last year
Top 1% of 19,483 U.S. cities
Census Vintage 2025
Cost of living
RPP 94.7
−5.3% vs US
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro · BEA 2024
Family-of-4 budget
$84,788/yr
+5.8% vs US
Modeled 2025 · federal sources
Median HH income
$65,056
−16% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
Median home value
$235,700
−22% vs US
ACS 2020–2024 5-yr
2-BR fair-market rent
$1,426/mo
HUD FY2026 · 40th pct
Avg July high
95°F
NOAA 1991–2020
Gigabit broadband
68%
ISP-reported, FCC BDC
Explore San Antonio, TX demographics, including age, race and ethnicity, households, origins, language, and education.
How many people live in San Antonio?
1,548,422 people live in San Antonio as of July 1, 2025 (U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025), the #7 largest U.S. city.
How big is San Antonio?
San Antonio covers 499.0 square miles of land and 5.7 square miles of water. Its population density is about 3,103 residents per square mile of land. Compare U.S. cities by land area →
Source detail: 2025 population
2025 population
Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Dataset
Census PEP
Vintage / period
Vintage 2025 (Jul 1, 2025)
Native geography
Census PEP subcounty place records for the included city universe.
Transformation
Copied from POPESTIMATE2025, joined by Census GEOID, and used for ranks, filters, and city pages.
Known limit: Annual estimate, not a decennial count; each new PEP vintage can revise the prior series.
Population grew 8.0% from the April 2020 base to mid-2025.
Vintage 2025 · annual estimates
Recent history (V2025 series, 2020 base → 2025).
2020 base: 1,433,348 → 2025: 1,548,422 (+8.0%)
Year
Population
Reference date
2020 base
1,433,348
April 1, 2020
2020
1,438,310
July 1, 2020
2021
1,453,435
July 1, 2021
2022
1,476,463
July 1, 2022
2023
1,505,047
July 1, 2023
2024
1,534,063
July 1, 2024
2025
1,548,422
July 1, 2025
Earlier history (2010–2019, prior Census vintage)
These figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2019 release — a separate, earlier methodology. They’re shown here as historical context only; the 2010 and 2019 values aren’t directly comparable to the 2020–2025 series above.
Population grew 16.1% from the July 2010 estimate to 2019 (V2019 — see seam note below).
San Antonio is the #7 largest of 19,483 U.S. cities and #2 in Texas.
▸Show the analyst detail (9 rows)
Measure
Value
Note
2020 base
1,433,348
April 1, 2020 census base
5-yr change
+115,074
2020 base → 2025; within V2025
5-yr change %
+8.0%
within V2025 only
1-yr change
+14,359
2024 → 2025 estimate
1-yr change %
+0.9%
within V2025 only
Density
3,103
people per sq mi, land only
Land area
499
sq mi (2025 Gazetteer)
U.S. rank by population
#7
of 19,483 cities
State rank by population
#2
of 1,224 in Texas
What is the median household income in San Antonio?
Median household income is 16% below the U.S. median ($65,056 vs $77,719); 17.1% live in poverty — 4.6 points above the 12.5% U.S. rate.
Median household income$65,056
US
San Antonio: $65,056 — 16% below the US median of $77,719.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS income data
San Antonio
$65,056
United States
$77,719
Income and poverty estimates for San Antonio from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates (window 2020–2024). Every figure is shown with its 90% margin of error (MOE). Cells where the ± margin exceeds half the estimate are flagged "low precision." See methodology §12.
Measure
Estimate
± margin / note
Median household income
65,056-16.3% vs US
±776
Per capita income
33,929-21.6% vs US
±356
Population in poverty
17.1%
share of population for whom poverty status is determined
Median home value is 22% below the U.S. median ($235,700 vs $303,400); median rent is 2% below ($1,324 vs $1,348); price-to-income ratio (3.6×) is roughly in line with the U.S. median (3.9×).
Median home value$235,700
US
San Antonio: $235,700 — 22% below the US median of $303,400.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with ACS home-value data
HUD 2-BR fair-market rent$1,426/mo
US
San Antonio: $1,426/mo — 32% above the US median of $1,077/mo.
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of cities with a HUD Fair Market Rent
Poverty (Census SAIPE 2024, model-based), unemployment (BLS LAUS 2024 annual averages), and remote-work share (ACS 2020–2024) for San Antonio. Numbers are labeled at their native grain — place-grain when BLS publishes it, otherwise per-county. We do not compute population-weighted county averages. See methodology §13.
Measure
Value
Grain
Unemployment rate (annual avg)
3.7%
San Antonio (BLS sub-state LAUS)
Civilian labor force
751,483
2024 annual avg
Worked from home
13.5%-3.5% vs US
share of workers 16+ commuting from home · U.S. median: 14% · ACS
County context — San Antonio spans 3 counties; all are listed (no weighted average):
County
Poverty rate
Median HH income
Unemployment
Bexar County
14.6%
$72,578
3.8%
Comal County
6.9%
$109,427
3.6%
Medina County
11.2%
$96,423
4.1%
Top industries by private employment — NAICS supersectors rolled up from San Antonio's linked 3 counties in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW, 2024 annual averages). See methodology §11.
#
Industry (NAICS supersector)
Private employment
Avg weekly wage
#1
Health care and social assistance (62)
141,245
$1,137 / wk
#2
Accommodation and food services (72)
115,790
$532 / wk
#3
Retail trade (44-45)
107,895
$820 / wk
#4
Administrative and waste services (56)
64,267
$1,017 / wk
#5
Finance and insurance (52)
63,500
$2,120 / wk
What workers earn in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro — top occupations by employment plus six curated benchmarks (registered nurse, software developer, elementary teacher, general manager, retail salesperson, truck driver). Wages are metro-area medians from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). See methodology §25.
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest tracked occupation in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro (40,040 jobs, median $27,810/yr).
▸Show all 13 occupations
Occupation
Employment
Median annual
Median hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers
40,040
$27,810
$13.37
Customer Service Representatives
34,730
$42,720
$20.54
Home Health and Personal Care Aides
31,420
$25,960
$12.48
Stockers and Order Fillers
27,440
$37,360
$17.96
Cashiers
20,620
$29,800
$14.33
Waiters and Waitresses
20,320
$28,110
$13.51
Office Clerks, General
15,890
$38,860
$18.68
General and Operations Managers · benchmark
30,560
$99,790
$47.98
Retail Salespersons · benchmark
27,580
$30,960
$14.88
Registered Nurses · benchmark
23,660
$94,370
$45.37
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers · benchmark
13,710
$53,650
$25.79
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education · benchmark
All items run 5.3% below the U.S. average (RPP 94.7); utilities run 17.8% below (RPP 82.2) — the metro's utility affordability is the main driver.
Cost of living (RPP, all items)RPP 94.7
US
San Antonio's cost of living runs 5.3% below the U.S. average (RPP 94.7 vs 100).
Scale: 10th–90th percentile of metro/non-metro areas with a BEA price parity
BEA Regional Price Parity (all items)
RPP 94.7
−5.3% vs U.S. average · BEA 2024 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
HUD Fair Market Rent, 2-BR
$1,426/mo
FY2026 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX HUD Metro FMR Area
State income tax (top marginal rate)
0%
no state income tax · TY2025
Family-of-four monthly budget total
$7,066/mo
3BR rent + food + childcare + taxes + transport · federal sources
Single-adult monthly budget total
$4,047/mo
1BR rent + food + taxes + transport · federal sources
Local income tax
—
not applicable in Texas · no modeled local income tax
Household budget figures are arithmetic floors using current federal sources at the grains documented in methodology. Not a recommended salary, not a poverty threshold, not a composite score.
15.0% foreign-born (U.S. median 14%); Spanish is the most-spoken language at home other than English (36.4% of residents 5+).
A quick read on San Antonio's residents — nativity and languages spoken at home shown above, from the ACS 5-Year 2020–2024. The full demographic breakdown (age, race and ethnicity, household types, and educational attainment, each with its margin of error) lives on the demographics page.
These are K-12 public school districts. Higher education (colleges and universities) is not represented in this dataset.
16 districts serve San Antonio, from the NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files (GRF25, 2024–25 school year boundaries). The join is many-to-many — large cities often span multiple districts. Expand the list below to see every district sorted primary first. See methodology §12.
Source: NCES EDGE GRF25 · school year 2024–25 · methodology →
What is the climate like in San Antonio?
Hottest month: August (97°F avg high). Coldest: January (41°F avg low). Annual precipitation: 31.6 in.
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) for San Antonio from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. See methodology §15 for the gridded vs. station source path.
Average monthly highs & lows · 30-year normal (NOAA 1991–2020). Every number on this chart is an average.
bar = avg daily high → avg daily lowprecip in inches below each barprecip in millimeters below each bar
Composite risk spans 68.7–99.4/100 across 3 counties; most-cited top hazard is Hail (in 1 of 3).
Natural-hazard exposure for San Antonio from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index (FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0). NRI is an expected-annual-loss composite calibrated on 1996–2019 historical losses, published at the U.S. county grain. See methodology §17.
San Antonio spans 3 counties. We list each separately because hurricane, flood, and fire risk varies meaningfully across county lines — manufacturing a single “city-level” risk score would hide that signal.
County
NRI composite
Rating
Top hazards
Bexar County
99.4
Relatively High
Hail 99.9 Very High · Tornado 99.9 Very High · Riverine Flooding 99.7 Very High
Comal County
92.7
Relatively Moderate
Riverine Flooding 96.6 Relatively High · Hail 94.4 Relatively High · Tornado 93.2 Relatively High
Medina County
68.7
Relatively Low
Drought 90.8 Relatively High · Lightning 87.1 Relatively High · Strong Wind 85.9 Relatively High
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · FEMA NRI December 2025 v1.20.0 · methodology →
How fast is home internet in San Antonio?
33 non-satellite ISPs serve the area; 68% of locations have gigabit-capable service per ISP filings.
Fixed broadband availability for San Antonio from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's Broadband Data Collection (BDC), as of June 30, 2025. Every speed and provider count below is an ISP-reported advertised maximum — not measured throughput. Actual delivered speeds typically run 60–80% of advertised. See methodology §16.
Measure
Value
Note
Providers serving this city
33 + satellite
distinct ISPs, excluding satellite-only
Fiber providers
25
offer fiber-to-the-premises somewhere in the BDC
Units with ≥100/20 Mbps fixed
100.0%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Locations with ≥100 Mbps upload
68.1%
derived: max(fiber ≥100/20, gigabit). Fiber is symmetric; gigabit is ≥100 up by definition
Units with ≥1 Gbps fixed
67.9%
share of broadband-serviceable units, ISP-reported max
Total broadband-serviceable units
648,012
residential locations in the FCC Fabric (not households)
Source: FCC BDC · as of June 30, 2025 · methodology →
How much crime is reported in San Antonio?
In 2024, law enforcement reported 8,998 violent and 70,023 property offenses in the San Antonio jurisdiction — a violent-crime rate of 594.1 per 100,000, above the U.S. estimate of 359.1.
Reported offenses known to law enforcement from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program (CIUS Table 8), 2024. Figures describe the FBI agency jurisdiction: San Antonio — an FBI jurisdiction population of 1,514,458, versus the Census place population of 1,548,422. The rate per 100,000 is the FBI's own (count ÷ that jurisdiction population), never divided by the Census place figure. These are reported crimes under voluntary participation — not measured or victimization crime — and the FBI cautions against using them to rank or compare places. See methodology §31.
Offenses known, 2024
Count
Rate /100k
U.S. rate
Violent crime
8,998
594.1
359.1
Property crime
70,023
4,623.6
1,760.1
▸Offense breakdown and 3-year trend
Offense, 2024
Count
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter
127
Rape
1,267
Robbery
1,641
Aggravated assault
5,963
Burglary
7,505
Larceny-theft
49,853
Motor vehicle theft
12,665
Arson (12-month reporters only)
177
Year
Violent /100k
Property /100k
Jurisdiction pop.
2022
882.6
5,068.7
1,465,608
2023
694.2
5,394.9
1,490,047
2024
594.1
4,623.6
1,514,458
Only years the agency reported a complete 12 months appear; the FBI does not estimate missing agency-years, so a gap is a non-reporting year, not zero crime.
U.S. rate is the FBI national estimate (imputes non-reporting agencies); the city figures are reported-only. Source: FBI UCR CIUS Table 8 (2022–2024) · FBI agency jurisdiction: San Antonio · methodology → · FBI Crime Data Explorer →
In-state context.
San Antonio sits at state rank #2 among 1,224 cities in Texas. Nearby in the state ranking:
Just above in the profiled set: Philadelphia, PA · #6 · 1,574,281 residents.
Just below in the profiled set: San Diego, CA · #8 · 1,406,106 residents.
Quick travel facts for San Antonio
Quick travel facts.
Nearest commercial airport
San Antonio International Airport(SAT) · 6 mi 9 km from city centroid
Best months to visit
Feb, Nov, Dec · months when the avg high sits in 65–80°F and precipitation is at or below the city's median monthly precip
Sources: elevation from USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP) · nearest airport from OurAirports CSV (FAA-aligned, type=large/medium, scheduled_service=yes) · best months derived from NOAA 1991-2020 normals · methodology →
Frequently asked questions about San Antonio.
How many people live in San Antonio, TX?
San Antonio has 1,548,422 residents as of July 1, 2025, making it the #7 largest city in the United States and #2 in Texas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025.
Is San Antonio growing or shrinking?
San Antonio has grown 8.0% since the April 2020 census baseline, adding 115,074 residents, including a 0.9% increase from 2024 to 2025. Source: Census PEP Vintage 2025.
What was San Antonio's population in the 2020 census?
San Antonio spans Bexar County, Comal County, Medina County in Texas.
How big is San Antonio?
San Antonio covers 499.0 square miles of land, with a population density of about 3,103 residents per square mile. Source: Census Gazetteer 2025.
What is the median household income in San Antonio?
$65,056, about 16% below the U.S. median. Source: ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
SourceU.S. Census · PEP
VintageV2025
Reference2025-07-01
Place typeIncorporated place
GEOID4865000
Last build2026-08-31
Sources · provenance
Every listed dataset is used on this page.
The GEOID for San Antonio is 4865000. These are the official datasets used by this profile's main data modules; click "methodology" for inclusion rules and the V2019 ↔ V2025 seam, or "source" for the raw publisher page. The headline population value above includes a source-detail disclosure with publisher, dataset, vintage, native geography, transformation, and caveat.
