78154 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 78154, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

78154 is a zip code in Bexar County, Comal County, and Guadalupe County, Texas, which covers San Antonio Northeast CCD, New Braunfels CCD, and Schertz-Cibolo, with a total population of 39,718 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 78154 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 78154.

The estimated population of people living in 78154 is 39,718, with a median age of 37.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 78154 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
39,718
 -3.53% +3.72%
2020
41,171
 -0.24% -
2019
41,272
+2.96%
-
2018
40,085
+4.68%
-
2017
38,293
 - -

Population of 78154 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 78154 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
47.1%
50.8%
 -7.28%
Black/African American
14.6%
10.5%
 +39.05%
Native
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Hispanic
29.5%
30.5%
 -3.28%
Asian
3.5%
3.4%
 +2.94%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
4.7%
3.8%
 +23.68%
Other
0.4%
0.8%
 -50.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 78154 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 78154 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 78154 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 78154 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.8 +0.53% 36 -0.28% 39.6 +0.76%
2020 37.6 +3.01% 36.1 +5.25% 39.3 +2.88%
2019 36.5 +1.96% 34.3 +2.08% 38.2 +1.87%
2018 35.8 -1.92% 33.6 -0.88% 37.5 -1.83%
2017 36.5 - 33.9 - 38.2 -

The median age of the 78154 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 78154 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,022 -14.12% 2,533 -12.78% 2,587 2,209
10 to 19 2,832 -2.13% 2,654 -1.34% 2,726 2,584
20 to 29 2,355 +25.17% 2,176 +2.55% 2,940 2,221
30 to 39 2,288 +18.7% 2,959 +3.69% 2,702 3,049
40 to 49 2,744 +1.32% 2,877 -9.02% 2,773 2,587
50 to 59 2,570 +8.51% 2,746 +22.44% 2,736 3,269
60 to 69 1,633 +27.36% 2,071 -0.43% 2,123 2,059
70+ 1,243 +4.78% 1,590 +16.35% 1,295 1,858

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 78154 zip code is $84,962.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 78154.

  • Under 25
    $41,778.00
  • 25 to 44
    $85,596.00
  • 45 to 64
    $109,795.00
  • 65 and over
    $67,711.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 78154 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 78154, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 78154 is currently $102,700.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

7.97% of households in 78154 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 78154 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    8.52%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    14.27%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    20.14%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.89%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    22.80%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    11.41%
  • $200,000 or more
    7.97%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 78154 is $38,712.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 78154 by the total population of 78154.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 78154 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 78154 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    20.12%
  • Bachelor's degree
    39.27%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.10%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    26.04%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.47%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 78154 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 78154 zip over the age of 16 is 31,519.

Of those people, a total of 70.00% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 78154 is 63.30%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 78154 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,907 41.00% 13.70%
20 to 24 years 2,160 81.20% 12.70%
25 to 29 years 3,001 86.10% 4.90%
30 to 34 years 2,726 82.20% 4.00%
35 to 44 years 5,693 89.80% 4.00%
45 to 54 years 5,284 87.10% 4.80%
55 to 59 years 3,413 74.90% 4.50%
60 to 64 years 2,185 53.10% 1.80%
65 to 74 years 3,320 37.30% 3.40%
75 years and over 1,830 2.40% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 78154. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 20,578 68.50% 5.30%
Black or African American 5,075 76.70% 2.30%
American Indian and Alaska Native 98 49.00% 43.80%
Asian 1,089 76.40% 5.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 1,655 70.00% 3.10%
Two or more races 3,024 67.60% 10.10%
Hispanic or Latino 8,603 70.20% 6.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 15,496 68.10% 5.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 78154 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 78154 is 19,946, with median earnings of $42,418.00.

Women in 78154 are earning approximately 77.80% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 19,946 $42,418.00
Male 10,359 $48,900.00
Female 9,587 $38,036.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 78154 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,086 $74,844.00
Business and Financial 1,539 $69,016.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,115 $66,888.00
Architecture and Engineering 204 $66,563.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 117 $69,188.00
Community and Social Service 195 $36,250.00
Legal 230 $51,943.00
Educational and Library 1,246 $55,023.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 485 $32,066.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,599 $53,310.00
Healthcare Support 438 $32,692.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 214 $47,188.00
Law Enforcement 180 $60,556.00
Food Preparation and Serving 902 $11,907.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 372 $24,118.00
Personal Care and Service 530 $26,136.00
Sales 2,262 $36,819.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,541 $36,425.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 427 $42,578.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 716 $56,142.00
Production 632 $29,643.00
Transportation and Material Moving 852 $48,621.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 78154 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 78154.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,289 $82,917.00 797 $55,121.00
Business and Financial 639 $70,972.00 900 $64,756.00
Computer and Mathematical 942 $71,020.00 173 $65,184.00
Architecture and Engineering 140 $66,406.00 64 $97,604.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 39 $69,938.00 78 $67,031.00
Community and Social Service 105 $9,250.00 90 $39,667.00
Legal 189 $51,596.00 41 $250,001.00
Educational and Library 232 $51,250.00 1,014 $55,128.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 284 $48,875.00 201 $22,813.00
Healthcare Practitioners 390 $56,207.00 1,209 $52,306.00
Healthcare Support 26 $0.00 412 $32,692.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 175 $59,583.00 39 $31,172.00
Law Enforcement 180 $60,556.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 347 $17,656.00 555 $7,188.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 244 $29,342.00 128 $20,476.00
Personal Care and Service 266 $40,912.00 264 $23,263.00
Sales 1,255 $40,153.00 1,007 $35,054.00
Office and Administrative Support 591 $40,080.00 1,950 $36,232.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 427 $42,578.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 716 $56,142.00 0 $0.00
Production 375 $40,107.00 257 $16,250.00
Transportation and Material Moving 678 $53,182.00 174 $10,484.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 14,512 households in 78154, with an average household size of 2.72 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 11,043 families living in the 78154 zip code with an average family size of 3.14 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 78154:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 8,795 577 1,671 3,469
Average Household Size 3.2 2.9 3.27 1.2
Total Families 8,795 577 1,671 0
Average Household Size 3.19 2.62 3.1 0

Poverty

Of the 11,043 families living in 78154, 5.50% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 78154:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 15,237 housing units in 78154.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 14,512 95.24%
Vacant 725 4.76%

28.12% of the total 15,237 housing units in 78154 are rental units. This is approximately 4,284 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 10,114 are occupied by the owner - or 66.38% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 78154 is $1,417.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 78154 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    114
  • Less than $500
    66
  • $500 to $999
    495
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,917
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,501
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    300
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    5

Property Value

The median value of a property in 78154 is $232,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 78154 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    225
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    320
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    932
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,870
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    4,267
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    2,073
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    322
  • $1,000,000 or more
    105

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 78154. The chart below shows the number of properties in 78154 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    165
  • 1940 to 1949
    156
  • 1950 to 1959
    744
  • 1960 to 1969
    365
  • 1970 to 1979
    960
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,273
  • 1990 to 1999
    3,251
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,448
  • 2010 to 2013
    3,733
  • 2014 or later
    142

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 78154 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    223
  • 1 vehicle available
    3,630
  • 2 vehicles available
    6,756
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,903

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 78154 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 78154 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.6 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 78154.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    262
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,013
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,421
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,572
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,518
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,466
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,432
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    836
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    632
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,818
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    829
  • 90 or more minutes
    379

Summary

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