Bexar County, TX Population

Overview

1.99 million

Total Population

34.0

Median age

50.40%

Female population %

98.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

49.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1.21 million

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Bexar County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Bexar County is 34.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Bexar County's population under 18 was 25.55%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Bexar County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.05% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Bexar County, 21.25% were under the age of 15, 22.42% aged 15 to 29, 44.28% aged 30 to 64, 10.69% aged 65 to 84, and 1.36% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15,922 more females than males in Bexar County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.40% females and 49.60% males in Bexar County, TX.
The Bexar County, TX gender ratio is 98.4:100 i.e. 98.4 men to 100 women (0.984).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 80,592.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 76,917.

Bexar County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Bexar County population: 63.97% are White, 7.59% are Black or African American, 0.70% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.01% are Asian, 0.12% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 7.92% are some other race and 16.68% are multiracial.
Bexar County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 1.21 million is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 778,525 (39.11% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Bexar County is White with a population of 1.27 million (63.97% of the total population).

Bexar County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 2,059,530 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Bexar County's population increased by 324,524 (23.21%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Bexar County's population increased by 292,528 (16.98%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Bexar County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,398,317.