78250 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 78250, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

78250 is a zip code in Bexar County, Texas, which covers San Antonio Northwest, with a total population of 60,101 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 78250 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 78250.

The estimated population of people living in 78250 is 60,101, with a median age of 34.4.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 78250 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
60,101
 -4.53% -1.32%
2020
62,951
+2.08%
-
2019
61,669
+1.15%
-
2018
60,967
+0.1%
-
2017
60,906
 - -

Population of 78250 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 78250 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
22.9%
27.6%
 -17.03%
Black/African American
4.4%
5%
 -12.00%
Native
0.4%
0.1%
 +300.00%
Hispanic
67.1%
61.2%
 +9.64%
Asian
3.1%
3.9%
 -20.51%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.2%
0.2%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.9%
2%
 -5.00%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 78250 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 78250 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 78250 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 78250 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 34.4 +0.88% 32.7 +1.55% 37.1 +3.92%
2020 34.1 -0.58% 32.2 -1.83% 35.7 +0.56%
2019 34.3 -0.87% 32.8 +0.61% 35.5 -2.74%
2018 34.6 0% 32.6 +0.93% 36.5 -1.08%
2017 34.6 - 32.3 - 36.9 -

The median age of the 78250 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 78250 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 3,754 +23.63% 4,743 -20.84% 4,687 3,794
10 to 19 4,973 -11.88% 3,934 -11.8% 4,401 3,423
20 to 29 4,866 -9.1% 3,985 +9.09% 4,369 4,319
30 to 39 4,146 +25.31% 4,160 +14.77% 5,284 4,745
40 to 49 3,848 -11.03% 4,296 -9.08% 3,426 3,912
50 to 59 4,190 -19.03% 4,809 -15.28% 3,445 4,102
60 to 69 2,273 +22.87% 3,072 +14.33% 2,825 3,509
70+ 1,624 +7.32% 2,233 -4.75% 1,735 2,125

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 78250 zip code is $73,957.00.

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 78250.

  • Under 25
    $56,284.00
  • 25 to 44
    $74,745.00
  • 45 to 64
    $83,699.00
  • 65 and over
    $57,679.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 78250 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 78250, 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 78250 is currently $86,567.00.

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.

4.12% of households in 78250 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 78250 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    10.48%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.50%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.94%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    15.30%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.84%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    8.83%
  • $200,000 or more
    4.12%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 78250 is $29,476.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 78250 by the total population of 78250.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 78250 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 78250 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
    15.47%
  • Bachelor's degree
    37.31%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    14.60%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    31.23%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.39%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 78250 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 78250 zip over the age of 16 is 46,590.

Of those people, a total of 72.40% 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 78250 is 68.60%.

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 78250 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,794 36.40% 18.00%
20 to 24 years 4,104 81.40% 5.30%
25 to 29 years 4,584 90.60% 4.00%
30 to 34 years 5,736 87.50% 7.00%
35 to 44 years 8,369 90.90% 4.60%
45 to 54 years 6,588 81.60% 1.90%
55 to 59 years 4,221 73.50% 2.20%
60 to 64 years 3,673 66.50% 3.60%
65 to 74 years 4,770 30.70% 3.00%
75 years and over 1,751 11.10% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 78250. 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 31,141 71.20% 4.00%
Black or African American 2,437 70.50% 10.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 400 74.30% 5.40%
Asian 1,583 68.90% 11.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 114 91.20% 0.00%
Other 2,641 81.50% 4.10%
Two or more races 8,274 74.70% 3.80%
Hispanic or Latino 29,631 74.60% 3.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,925 68.00% 5.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 78250 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 78250 is 31,978, with median earnings of $39,575.00.

Women in 78250 are earning approximately 83.00% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 31,978 $39,575.00
Male 16,683 $42,303.00
Female 15,295 $35,130.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 78250 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 3,247 $56,926.00
Business and Financial 1,818 $53,193.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,572 $72,733.00
Architecture and Engineering 358 $56,016.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 157 $65,234.00
Community and Social Service 696 $43,306.00
Legal 53 $45,156.00
Educational and Library 2,687 $47,815.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 598 $37,659.00
Healthcare Practitioners 2,201 $53,750.00
Healthcare Support 751 $27,440.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 355 $33,173.00
Law Enforcement 327 $54,712.00
Food Preparation and Serving 2,306 $13,084.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,025 $21,757.00
Personal Care and Service 660 $14,571.00
Sales 2,922 $34,094.00
Office and Administrative Support 4,262 $34,557.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 6 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,429 $41,271.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,386 $41,935.00
Production 1,083 $45,240.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,367 $35,727.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 78250 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 78250.

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 1,696 $61,739.00 1,551 $53,552.00
Business and Financial 779 $60,345.00 1,039 $42,186.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,368 $75,167.00 204 $51,602.00
Architecture and Engineering 317 $56,211.00 41 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 76 $66,198.00 81 $44,449.00
Community and Social Service 235 $38,657.00 461 $43,696.00
Legal 21 $0.00 32 $60,833.00
Educational and Library 516 $50,000.00 2,171 $44,250.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 400 $39,270.00 198 $4,919.00
Healthcare Practitioners 583 $53,618.00 1,618 $55,313.00
Healthcare Support 314 $35,256.00 437 $26,031.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 307 $50,292.00 48 $30,875.00
Law Enforcement 287 $60,023.00 40 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,168 $12,895.00 1,138 $13,262.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 569 $23,162.00 456 $19,124.00
Personal Care and Service 151 $16,189.00 509 $14,147.00
Sales 1,463 $41,962.00 1,459 $26,003.00
Office and Administrative Support 1,313 $37,733.00 2,949 $33,528.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 6 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 1,414 $41,426.00 15 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,272 $41,648.00 114 $49,643.00
Production 822 $48,222.00 261 $34,271.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,157 $43,494.00 210 $21,434.00

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 19,931 households in 78250, with an average household size of 3.01 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 15,249 families living in the 78250 zip code with an average family size of 3.42 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 78250:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 10,784 1,494 2,971 4,682
Average Household Size 3.48 3.42 3.71 1.33
Total Families 10,784 1,494 2,971 0
Average Household Size 3.45 3.16 3.44 0

Poverty

Of the 15,249 families living in 78250, 7.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 78250:

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 20,491 housing units in 78250.

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

Total Percentage
Occupied 19,931 97.27%
Vacant 560 2.73%

25.23% of the total 20,491 housing units in 78250 are rental units. This is approximately 5,169 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 14,672 are occupied by the owner - or 71.60% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 78250 is $1,307.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 78250 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
    90
  • Less than $500
    110
  • $500 to $999
    1,045
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,495
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    1,394
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    92
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    33
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 78250 is $174,100.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 78250 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    211
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    737
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    3,061
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    6,387
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,641
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    535
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    91
  • $1,000,000 or more
    9

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 78250. The chart below shows the number of properties in 78250 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    51
  • 1940 to 1949
    160
  • 1950 to 1959
    35
  • 1960 to 1969
    231
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,766
  • 1980 to 1989
    9,063
  • 1990 to 1999
    5,200
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,312
  • 2010 to 2013
    673
  • 2014 or later
    0

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 78250 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    497
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,173
  • 2 vehicles available
    8,855
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,406

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 78250 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 78250 that commute to work in a particular way.

27.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 78250.

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
    261
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,357
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,623
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    4,174
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    4,824
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    2,517
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    5,155
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,171
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,874
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,611
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,468
  • 90 or more minutes
    433

Summary

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