Editing Bexar County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1850 = 6052
| 1860 = 14454
| 1870 = 16043
| 1880 = 30470
| 1890 = 49266
| 1900 = 69422
| 1910 = 119676
| 1920 = 202096
| 1930 = 292533
| 1940 = 338176
| 1950 = 500460
| 1960 = 687151
| 1970 = 830460
| 1980 = 988800
| 1990 = 1185394
| 2000 = 1392931
| 2010 = 1714773
| 2020 = 2009316
| estyear = 2024
| estimate = 2127737
| estref = <ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bexarcountytexas/PST045224</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url= http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bexar County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48029|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Bexar County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-45-1.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-45.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bexar County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48029&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Bexar County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48029&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|496,149
|496,245
|519,123
|style='background: #ffffe6; |535,732
|41.86%
|35.63%
|30.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |26.66%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|81,356
|95,984
|118,460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |147,875
|6.86%
|6.89%
|6.91%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.36%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|2,506
|3,499
|3,809
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,554
|0.21%
|0.25%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.23%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|13,832
|21,369
|39,561
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65,127
|1.17%
|1.53%
|2.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.25%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|947
|1,806
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,726
|N/A
|0.07%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|2,371
|1,500
|2,881
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,218
|0.20%
|0.11%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|N/A
|16,354
|22,175
|style='background: #ffffe6; |54,044
|N/A
|1.17%
|1.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|589,180
|757,033
|1,006,958
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,190,958
|49.70%
|54.35%
|58.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |59.27%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,185,394'''
|'''1,392,931'''
|'''1,714,773'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''2,009,324'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:USA Bexar County, Texas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|Bexar county [[population pyramid]]]]
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 United States census]], there were 1,714,773 people living in the county. Of those, 72.9% were [[White American|White]], 7.5% [[African American|Black or African American]], 2.4% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.8% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[Pacific Islands American|Pacific Islander]], 12.7% of some other race and 3.5% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 58.7% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).
[[File:Ethnic Origins in Bexar County, TX.png|thumb|Ethnic origins in Bexar County]]
As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, 1,392,931 people, 488,942 households, and 345,681 families were residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|1117|PD/sqmi|/km2}}. There were 521,359 housing units at an average density of {{convert|418|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial]] makeup of the county was 68.86% White, 7.18% Black or African American, 0.80% Native American, 1.61% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 17.80% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. About 54.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of 488,942 households, 36.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.50% were married couples living together, 15.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were not families. About 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.33.

A [[Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law and Public Policy|Williams Institute]] analysis of [[2010 United States Census|2010 census data]] found there were about 6.2 [[Same-sex relationship|same-sex couples]] per 1,000 households in the county.<ref name=newyorktimes>{{citation |title=Where Same-Sex Couples Live|date=June 26, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2015|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/upshot/supreme-court-gay-marriage-ruling-where-same-sex-couples-live.html?_r=0&abt=0002&abg=0|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Leonhardt|first1=David|last2=Quealy|first2=Kevin}}</ref>

In the county, the population was distributed as 28.50% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 19.90% from 45 to 64, and 10.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.20 males.

The median income for a household was $38,328, and for a family was $43,724. Males had a median income of $30,756 versus $24,920 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,363. About 12.70% of families and 15.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over.