San Antonio, TX Population

Overview

1.43 million

Total Population

33.9

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

49.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

942,637

Hispanic population

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

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Age

San Antonio's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in San Antonio is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
San Antonio's population under 18 was 24.60%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
San Antonio's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.52% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in San Antonio, 20.37% were under the age of 15, 23.28% aged 15 to 29, 43.83% aged 30 to 64, 11.01% aged 65 to 84, and 1.52% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 15,958 more females than males in San Antonio:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in San Antonio, TX.
The San Antonio, TX gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 61,700.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 58,637.

San Antonio's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of San Antonio population: 64.03% are White, 6.52% are Black or African American, 0.76% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.97% are Asian, 0.10% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 8.45% are some other race and 17.17% are multiracial.
San Antonio's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 942,637 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 491,903 (34.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in San Antonio is White with a population of 918,493 (64.03% of the total population).

San Antonio's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 1,547,256 in the year 2019
From 2000 to 2010, San Antonio's population increased by 177,401 (15.35%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, San Antonio's population increased by 106,259 (7.97%), 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, San Antonio's population was lowest in year 2000 at 1,155,565.