City in Texas
San Antonio, TX
City in Texas.
- Population
- 1,526,656 (2024)
- Density
- 3,060 / sq mi
- Land area
- 499.0 sq mi
- Water area
- 5.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 650 ft
- Founded
- 1718
- Coordinates
- 29.4628, -98.5246
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Photos of San Antonio
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Climate
- July average high
- 95°F
- January average low
- 41°F
- Annual rainfall
- 32.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.2 in
- 63° 41° Jan 2.0"
- 68° 45° Feb 1.7"
- 74° 52° Mar 2.3"
- 80° 58° Apr 2.4"
- 87° 66° May 4.4"
- 92° 73° Jun 3.3"
- 95° 75° Jul 2.4"
- 96° 75° Aug 2.2"
- 90° 70° Sep 3.9"
- 82° 60° Oct 3.8"
- 72° 50° Nov 2.1"
- 65° 42° Dec 2.0"
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from San Antonio Intl Ap (10 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.
Trends
$992 / mo$1,258 / mo
$52,455$62,917
$146,400$219,700
17.8%17.1%
5.5%5.8%
5552
1011
Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.
How San Antonio ranks
- #12 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 44.2
- #12 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 48.0
- #15 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 33.3
- #16 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 31.4
- #17 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 31.4
- #18 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 22.6
- #20 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 10.7
- #20 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 11.0
- #20 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 14.3
- #27 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 72.6
- #45 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 55 cities · score 29.6
- #57 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 46.7
- #59 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 43.0
- #63 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 34.0
- #68 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 33.0
- #76 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 32.1
- #86 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 25.8
- #88 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 33.2
Things to do in San Antonio
Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.
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Parks 59
Alderete Park, Apache Creek Park, Balcones Heights Park…
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Playgrounds 44
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Restaurants 96
24th Street Pizzeria - 903, 24th Street Pizzeria - 905, Alamo Fiesta on Main…
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Cafes 21
Bright Coffee, Changos Cafe, Commonwealth Coffeehouse…
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Bars & pubs 37
2015 Club, 800LIVE Bar and Nightclub, Alternative…
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Museums 5
Artpace, Centro Cultural Aztlan Galeria Expresion, Centro de Artes…
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Art galleries 1
The Bihl Haus Arts…
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Alameda Theatre, Amphitheater, Amphitheater…
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Libraries 11
Bazan Library, Bibliotech EDU, Elizabeth Huth Coates Library…
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Attractions 14
Air Castles, Kiddie Park, Murchison Tower…
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H-E-B, H-E-B, H-E-B…
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Alamo Convocation Center, Alumni Athletics and Convocation Center/ Bill Greehey Arena, Armadillo Boulder…
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Baptist Breast Center, Baptist Medical Center, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa WIC Clinic…
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Chemistry and Geology, Gonzales Hall, Loftin Student Center…
Local facts
- Median household income
- $62,917
- Median rent
- $1,258 / mo
- Median home value
- $219,700
- Median age
- 34.6
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher
- 28.7%
- Poverty rate
- 17.1%
- Renter-occupied homes
- 47.6%
Public schools
Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.
- Public schools
- 554
- Students enrolled
- 334,279
- Students per teacher
- 15.2 : 1
- Free or reduced-price lunch
- 65.5%
- Charter schools
- 28.7%
- School districts serving the city
- 46
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Districts: Northside Isd, San Antonio Isd, North East Isd, Harlandale Isd, Idea Public Schools
Health & wellbeing
CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.
- Adults with obesity
- 35.2%
- No leisure-time physical activity
- 33.2%
- Adults with diabetes
- 14.9%
- Adults who smoke
- 13.3%
- Frequent mental distress
- 17.2%
- Sleeping under 7 hours
- 41.9%
- Adults without health insurance
- 24.7%
- Routine checkup in past year
- 71.8%
Parks, air & walkability
- Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
- 47.4%
- Share of city that is parkland
- 9.1%
- EPA walkability index (1-20)
- 14.4
- Median air quality index (county)
- 52
- Unhealthy air days (county)
- 11
Internet & commuting
- Households with broadband
- 89.0%
- Households with no internet
- 7.7%
- Average commute
- 24.6 min
- Work from home
- 11.8%
- Commute by transit
- 2.1%
- Commute on foot
- 1.7%
- Commute by bike
- 0.2%
Natural hazard risk
FEMA rates Bexar County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 10 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.
- Hail: very high
- Tornado: very high
- Riverine flooding: very high
- Heat wave: relatively high
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata
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