Bexar County · Texas
San Antonio, TX demographics
Population, income and the local tax burden that sits on top of them — sourced from the Census Bureau and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
Quick answer
San Antonio, TX has a population of 1,495,295 and a median household income of $58,829 — about $4,902 a month before tax. That ranks 73 of 94 covered metros by income and 7 of 94 by population.
Population
1,495,295
City limits, ACS 5-year
Median household income
$58,829
ACS 5-year estimate
Combined sales tax
8.25%
Texas + local
Income rank
#73
of 94 covered metros
Estimated annual sales tax on a median household
A San Antonio household at the median income of $58,829 spending roughly a quarter of pre-tax income on taxable retail goods would pay about $1,213 a year in sales tax at 8.25%. This is an illustration, not a filing figure: the taxable share of spending varies with household composition, and Texas exempts or discounts several categories. San Antonio splits its local 2% unusually: an eighth-cent goes to aquifer protection and pre-K programs rather than transit.
Method: median household income × 25% taxable share × combined rate. The 25% share is a rough national benchmark from the BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey, not a San Antonio-specific measurement.
Sources
What each figure on this page comes from.
- Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
- Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts rate tables · rates as published for 2026