Bexar County Information
Bexar in
Texas occupies
1,257 square miles and has a 2006 population of
1,555,592, a change from a 2000 population of
1,392,931 and
1,185,394 in 1990.
15.3% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.5% percent is 25-35, and
14.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
8,622 acts of violent crime reported in
Bexar in 2004, a change from
8,700 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
34,792 people:
4.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Bexar, Texas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bexar | |
| State | Texas | |
| Land Area | 1,257 sq. miles | Ranked 550 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 1,555,592 | Ranked 20 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 1,516,586 | |
| Population 2000 | 1,392,931 | Ranked 24 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 1,185,394 | Ranked 25 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 88.2% | |
| African American | 7.4% | |
| Asian American | 1.9% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .2% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 8.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 15.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.3% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.4% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 8,622 | 8,700 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 104 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 756 | |
| Robberies | 2,278 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 5,484 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 92,493 | 87,361 |
| Burglaries | 17,061 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 69,250 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 6,182 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 741,154 | 660,867 |
| Unemployed Population | 34,792 | 26,902 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.1% |
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