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Bexar County Demographic Information
Population growth
The
population of Bexar County increased by 101,034 persons between 2000 and
2004. Most of the population growth in Bexar County has occurred in the
areas on the far edges of the county. The Far West, Far Northwest, and the
Far North areas have all grown by approximately 25 percent since 2000. It
is not surprising that these growth areas tend to be less similar to the
overall sector than the areas in middle and center of the county. These
growth areas have higher median family incomes, higher levels of education
and are less Hispanic than other areas within the same sector.
Community Assessment Tables
Community assessment tables provide information for Bexar County, Texas,
and Harris County. The information from Bexar County is further broken down
into sectors and then areas within the county sectors. This allows
comparisons within the county and to the county as a whole. In order
to understand the information in the context of the county, it is important
to compare Bexar County to statewide data. Harris County information
is provided to allow the reader to compare local areas to another major
metropolitan area with similar urban problems.
Tables are constructed to show rates, proportions, and counts for each of the
sectors as well as areas within each sector when sufficient data is available. In
some cases, as with hospital discharge information and surveys, data were available
only for ZIP code areas, these data are shown only for sectors. ZIP codes
and census tracts do not share boundaries; consequently, there is no continuity
between census tracts. Thus, sectors can be constructed by overlaying ZIP
codes on census tracts, but the discontinuity makes it impossible to construct
the smaller areas with ZIP codes. Military bases cover five areas within
the county. Due to differences in reporting requirements, statistical systems
and the dynamic nature of the military populations, there is no way to know the
reliability of the military numbers. When counts are available for the
military areas they are shown in tables, but rates are not calculated for military. The
counts are provided for informational reasons only and are not included in analysis
for the community assessment.
Brief demographic profiles of sectors
The map above shows the 21 areas used in the Community Assessment where
community health characteristics are monitored. The areas are based
on similarities in population, economic, and housing characteristics based
on census tracts. The areas range in population from 13,824 in the
Far Northeast to 140,189 in the West Northside with an average of population
of 70,300. The areas on the outskirts of the county have smaller and
less dense populations. However, it is in the Far North and Far West
areas that have experienced the greatest population growth over the past
5 years.
The areas are grouped (with similar colors) into 6 large sectors that radiate
from the center of the county.