San Antonio (city) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

    People QuickFacts San Antonio Texas Population, 2006 estimate 1,296,68223,507,783 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 11.8%12.7% Population, 2000 1,144,64620,851,820 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.1%7.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 28.5%28.2% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.4%9.9% Female persons, percent, 2000 51.7%50.4%   White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 67.7%71.0% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 6.8%11.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.8%0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.6%2.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 3.7%2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 58.7%32.0%   Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 51.0%49.6% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 11.7%13.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 46.7%31.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 75.1%75.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.6%23.2% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.825.4   Housing units, 2000 433,1228,157,575 Homeownership rate, 2000 58.1%63.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $68,800$82,500   Households, 2000 405,4747,393,354 Persons per household, 2000 2.772.74 Median household income, 1999 $36,214$39,927 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,487$19,617 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 17.3%15.4%

    Business QuickFacts San Antonio Texas Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 15,310,918397,405,111 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 13,828,317228,694,755 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $11,598$10,528 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,537,44929,914,774 Total number of firms, 2002 83,2001,734,509 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.9%5.1% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.9%4.5% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 35.6%18.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.2%0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.5%27.0%