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Bexar County · Texas

ZIP code 78201

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 78201 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
43,426

ZCTA residents

Median income
$46,129

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$187,400

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
8.25%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 78201 sits in Bexar County, Texas and is home to 43,426 people. Median household income is $46,129, the median home is worth $187,400 and median gross rent is $1,033. 47.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined.

County
Bexar County

FIPS 48029

State
Texas (TX)

1,989 ZIPs covered

Area codes
210

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
San Antonio

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 78201

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
43,426ZIP 78201 residents
Median household income
$46,129Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$187,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,033Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
38.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
47.4%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 78201

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
8.25%San Antonio jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$8Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$83Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the San Antonio rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
27%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.1×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$972/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
23.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 78201 compares

ZIP 78201 against the median ZIP in Bexar County and across Texas.

MeasureZIP 78201County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$46,129$65,131$68,103-32%
Median home value$187,400$221,900$194,900-4%
Median gross rent$1,033$1,277$1,105-7%
Population43,42626,9965,317+717%

Medians are computed across the 70 ZIP areas in Bexar County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 12% of 1,756 state ZIPs

#1,547
Home value

above 47% of 1,705 state ZIPs

#898
Population

larger than 90% of 1,989 state ZIPs

#194

Comparable ZIP codes

Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
76828Coleman County$46,116
77037Harris County$46,176$160,500$1,056
78375Jim Wells County$46,060$81,100$733
76443Callahan County$46,033$112,400$800
77550Galveston County$46,262$283,800$1,182
78558Hidalgo County$46,313$54,900

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Bexar County.

ZIP 78201 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 78201?
ZIP 78201 lies mostly in Bexar County, Texas. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 78201?
Purchases are taxed at 8.25% combined, built from the San Antonio jurisdiction stack.
Is 78201 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,033 a month, about 27% of median household income, and the median home is worth $187,400-4% against the typical Texas ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78201, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.