Bexar County Demographic Information

The 2000 census count determined that 1,392,921 people were living in Bexar County. Ninety-four percent of the population in the county is in an urban area. In 2004 there were an estimated 1,493,965 people living in the county. This shows that the county grew by 7 percent between 2000 and 2004. In 2000, the county population was 54 percent Hispanic and estimates suggest that by 2004, Hispanics increased to 57 percent of the population. Minority races represent a small proportion of the population. In 2000, there were 94,147 African Americans (6.8 percent) and 46,505 of other races (American Indian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other races).