Greater San Antonio

Greater San Antonio
San Antonio–New Braunfels
Map of Greater San Antonio

Common name: Greater San Antonio
Largest city San Antonio
Other cities  – New Braunfels
Population  Ranked 25th in the U.S.
 - Total 2,142,508 (2010)
 - Density N/A/sq. mi. 
N/A/km²
Area N/A sq. mi.
N/A km²
State(s)  Texas
Elevation   
 - Highest point N/A feet (N/A m)
 - Lowest point N/A feet (N/A m)

San Antonio–New Braunfels is an eight-county metropolitan area in the United States defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The metropolitan area is colloquially referred to as "Greater San Antonio" and is situated in South-Central Texas. The official 2010 U.S. Census results [1] showed the metropolitan area's population at 2.14 million—up from a reported 1.71 million in 2000—making it the 25th largest metropolitan area in the United States.[2]

The San Antonio–New Braunfels MSA is the third-largest metro area in the state of Texas, after Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington and Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown. It is also the third-fastest growing large metropolitan area in the state,[specify] after Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, respectively.

Contents

Counties

Census Area 2010 Census 2000 Census 1990 Census
San Antonio–New Braunfels Metropolitan Area 2,142,508 1,711,703 1,407,745
Atascosa, Texas 44,911 38,628 30,533
Bandera, Texas 20,485 17,645 10,562
Bexar, Texas 1,714,773 1,392,931 1,185,394
Comal, Texas 108,472 78,021 51,832
Guadalupe, Texas 131,533 89,023 64,873
Kendall, Texas 33,410 23,743 14,589
Medina, Texas 46,006 39,204 27,312
Wilson, Texas 42,918 32,408 22,650

The MSA covers a total of 7,387 sq. mi. 7,340 sq. mi. is land and 47 sq. mi. is water.

Communities

Places with more than 1,000,000 people

Places with 50,000 to 100,000 people

Places with 25,000 to 50,000 people

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people

Places with 5,000 to 10,000 people

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 people

Places with fewer than 1,000 people

Unincorporated places

Economy

The San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area is home to six Fortune 1000 companies. Valero Energy Corp, Tesoro Petroleum Corp, Clear Channel Communications, USAA, and NuStar Energy are located in San Antonio. Rush Enterprises is located in New Braunfels.

Transportation

Interstate Highways

  • I-10.svg Interstate 10- West to El Paso, east to Houston
  • I-35.svg Interstate 35- North to Dallas, south to Laredo
  • I-37.svg Interstate 37- South to Corpus Christi
  • I-410.svg Interstate 410- Loop around San Antonio, also passes through the cities of Castle Hills, Balcones Heights, and Leon Valley

Other major highways

  • US 87.svg U.S. Highway 87- South to Victoria, north to San Angelo
  • US 90.svg U.S. Highway 90- West to Uvalde
  • US 181.svg U.S. Highway 181- South to Beeville
  • US 281.svg U.S. Highway 281- North to Wichita Falls, south to McAllen

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,711,703 people, 601,265 households, and 432,131 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 71.4% White, 6.2% African American, 0.8% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 16.6% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 50.4% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,764 and the median income for a family was $46,686. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $24,007 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,713.

See also

References


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