Demographic Profile for Bexar County, Texas
When measuring the total land area, Bexar extends a total area of 1247 total square miles. The area has a very high average area density of 1,218 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Miami-Dade, FL (1,221 per sq. mile ), New Castle, DE (1,227 per sq. mile ), Anne Arundel, MD (1,228 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Shelby, TN (1,205 per sq. mile ), Hartford, CT (1,193 per sq. mile ), Montgomery, OH (1,186 per sq. mile ).
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bexar County, Texas to be 32.8 years old. The median in Bexar is less than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 32.1 years of age. With a total of 27.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bexar can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Bexar County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 1,518,370 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,397,805. This growth denotes an increase of 8.6 percent. Bexar ranks 4 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 17 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Bexar internationally. The international migration into Bexar totals 3.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
Bexar County, Texas has a population that is made of 33.5 percent White, 6.7 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 56.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 65.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bexar has increased the percent of minority makeup when 63.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Bexar County, Texas to be 32.8 years old. The median in Bexar is less than the median age for the State of Texas of 33.2. From 2000, the area has seen an increase in the median, when the median age was 32.1 years of age. With a total of 27.9 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Bexar can be described as being made up of a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a medium-low presence of the 2005 population base, with 61.8 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 10.3 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-low proportion of the area population base.
Bexar County, Texas had a population that was estimated at 1,518,370 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the 2000 total population of 1,397,805. This growth denotes an increase of 8.6 percent. Bexar ranks 4 of 254 counties by growth in total population in Texas and the county ranks 17 of 3,141 counties when calculating the total change in county population across the US.
From 2000, a high amount of people have migrated to Bexar internationally. The international migration into Bexar totals 3.7 percent of the total migration into the State of Texas. This percent of immigration can be considered high when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.
Bexar County, Texas has a population that is made of 33.5 percent White, 6.7 percent African American, 1.7 percent Asian, and 56.8 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 65.2 percent of the population made up of minorities. This is greater than the State of Texas percent of 49.5. Since 2000, Bexar has increased the percent of minority makeup when 63.1 percent of the population was made up of minorities.
Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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