BEXAR COUNTY

FACTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

GEOGRAPHIC AREA *

NUMBER OF CITIES *

POPULATION *

EDUCATION *

INCOME *

EMPLOYMENT *

CRIME *

INCREASE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS *

HOUSEHOLDS WITH EXCESS COST BURDEN *

(Household Pays More Than 30% of Gross Income for Housing Costs) *

HOUSEHOLDS WITH OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS *

(More Than One Person Per Room) *

AVERAGE HOME VALUE *

(Average Certified Homestead Value) *

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN BEXAR COUNTY *

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS: OWNER OCCUPIED VERSUS RENTER *

SINGLE-FAMILY NEW HOUSING ABSORPTION *

(Affordable to Families Earning Up to 120% of Area Median Income) *

AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING SHORTFALL *

(Affordable to Families Earning Up to 80% of Area Median Income) *

RENTAL UNIT SURPLUS TO DECREASE *

PUBLIC HOUSING & SECTION 8 *

PUBLIC HOUSING & SECTION 8 WAITING LISTS *

HOUSING NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS *

BUDGETS & TAX RATES *

GEOGRAPHIC AREA
FACT	SOURCE
1,247 square miles of land 14,857 miles of road	State Comptroller’s Office, Bexar County Statistics, 1995.

NUMBER OF CITIES
FACT	SOURCE
25	-

POPULATION
FACT	SOURCE
Estimates 1,392,931 persons in 2000 1,542,294 persons by 2010 1,694,645 persons by 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Plan (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PL1, PL2, PL3 and PL4. Texas State Data Center at Texas A&M University, Projections of the Population of Texas and Counties in Texas by Age, Sex and Race/Ethnicity for 1990-2030 [online].
1990 Racial/Ethnic Makeup White – 41.9% Hispanic – 49.7% African-American – 6.9% Other – 1.5%	1990 U.S. Census (C90STF3A)
2000 Racial/Ethnic Makeup White – 35.6% Hispanic – 54.3% African-American – 6.9% Other – 3.1%	U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Plan (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PL1, PL2, PL3 and PL4.
Hispanics make up fastest growing segment of the population 54.3% in 2000 58.4% by 2010 61.9% by 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Plan (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Matrices PL1, PL2, PL3 and PL4. Texas State Data Center at Texas A&M University
Fastest growing cities (1990 to 2000) Schertz – 312% Helotes – 175%	Bexar County Fair Housing Plan 2002-2005, p. 33 (see footnotes for complete explanation).
Projected fastest growing cities (2000 to 2010) Converse – 77% Live Oak – 66%	Bexar County Fair Housing Plan 2002-2005, p. 33.
San Antonio’s population growth estimates 22% (1990 to 2000) 19% (2000 to 2010)	Bexar County Fair Housing Plan 2002-2005, p. 33.

1990 Population Bexar County – 1,185,394 San Antonio – 935,927 Unincorporated Bexar – 159,421 Small Cities – 90,046	Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1990 Census Special Tab Tape of Texas: Percent of Low and Moderate Persons by Block Group and Census Tract, 1-10 U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 U.S. Census Data, C90STF3A.
2000 Population Bexar County – 1,392,931 San Antonio – 1,144,646 Balance of Bexar – 248,285	U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Redistricting Plan (P.L. 94-171) Summary File (For small cities in multiple counties, population data still not segmented by county. Consequently unable to provide accurate small city and unincorporated Bexar population data).

EDUCATION
FACT	SOURCE
Number of schools 9 general academic and vocational public and private colleges and universities 15 public independent school districts with 373 schools enrolling 250,280 students 78 private and parochial schools	Region 20 Education Center, About Us Region 20 Districts: Bexar County [on-line], www.esc20.k12.tx.us/districts/bexar
Top-performing public school districts in 1999 based on TAAS Lackland (exemplary rating) Ft. Sam Houston, Somerset, South San Antonio (recognized)	Texas Education Agency, 1999 Accountability Ratings by County, Bexar, 1-11.
44 percent of students enrolled in the 9^th grade in Bexar County public schools during the 1995-96 school year did not reach the 12th grade in 1998-99.	Intercultural Development Research Association, IDRA Research Results [on-line], www.idra.org

INCOME
FACT	SOURCE
Per capita personal income (PCPI) $ 23,852 PCPI in Bexar County	Bureau of Economic Analysis, 1998 Local (Metropolitan) Area Personal Income and Per Capita Personal Income: Revised Estimates for 1969-97 (press release) June 15, 2000.
Area median family income (AMFI) for family of four $ 45,300 AMFI in Bexar County	Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bexar County: Area Median Family Income 1996-2001 (handout).
Percent of persons with Income Below Poverty Level 19% in Bexar County 22% in San Antonio 10% in unincorporated Bexar Small cities range from 2% in Shavano Park and China Grove to 31% in Balcones Heights and Elmendorf	1990 U.S. Census Data

Percent of elderly persons with Income Below Poverty Level 18% in Bexar County 17% in San Antonio 13% in unincorporated Bexar Small cities range from 0% in Converse and Grey Forest to 33% in Elmendorf	1990 U.S. Census Data
FY 2000, area median income for the San Antonio MSA (Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe and Wilson counties) is $43,100	Department of Housing and Urban Development, Income Limits, effective 02/01/00
Percent of low and moderate income persons (at 80% or less of area median income) 26.9% in unincorporated Bexar 25.5% in 12 participating small cities	Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1990 Census Special Tab Tape of Texas: Percent of Low and Moderate Income Persons by Block Group and Census Tract.

EMPLOYMENT
FACT	SOURCE
Largest non-agricultural employers in the San Antonio MSA are services, trade and government	Texas Workforce Commission, San Antonio MSA Profile: Texas Labor Market Information [on-line], www.twc.state.tx.us
San Antonio MSA’s largest public sector employers HEB Food Services -- largest private sector employer Lackland AFB -- largest public sector employer Bexar County -- 11^th largest public sector employer.	San Antonio Business Journal, Book of Lists, Largest Private-Sector Employers in the San Antonio Area & Largest San Antonio Area Governmental Employers, published June 25, 1999, 121, 123. San Antonio Economic Development Foundation [online] http://saedf.dcci.com.
Unemployment Rate (Oct . 2001) San Antonio MSA -- 3.2% Texas – 4.0 %	Texas Workforce Commission, San Antonio MSA Profile: Texas Labor Market Information [on-line], www.twc.state.tx.us
Economic forecasts for the local economy over the next five years (through 2005) indicate a continued tight-labor market and steady economic growth	County of Bexar, Texas, Proposed Annual Budget FY 1999-00, 1-3.

CRIME
FACT	SOURCE
Adult crime in San Antonio (1996 to 1999) Against persons down 50% Against property down 15%	San Antonio Police Department, City-Wide UCR Crime Data [on-line], www.ci.sat.tx.us/sapd/UCR
Juvenile crime in Bexar County (1996 to 1999) violent felony referrals down 13% misdemeanor referrals up 21%	Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department, Referral Trends: Adjudicable Offenses, prepared February 3, 2000.

INCREASE IN TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
FACT	SOURCE
Estimated increase from 1999 to 2004 Bexar County – 490,635 to 535,390 (9.1%) San Antonio – 422,800 to 464,807 (9.9%) Balance of Bexar County (area outside the city limits of San Antonio) – 67,835 to 70,583 (4.1%)	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000, table 1.

HOUSEHOLDS WITH EXCESS COST BURDEN
(Household Pays More Than 30% of Gross Income for Housing Costs)
FACT	SOURCE
Percent of households, earning up to 95% of area median income, that are cost burdened Bexar County – 47% San Antonio – 46% Balance of Bexar County -- 52%	1990 Comprehensive Housing Assistance Strategy (CHAS)
In San Antonio a worker or family must earn $10.65 an hour to pay no more than 30% of household income and still be able to afford fair market rent in the city.	San Antonio Express-News, Nation’s Housing Ills Cited, September 9, 1999, Metro Section.

HOUSEHOLDS WITH OVERCROWDED CONDITIONS
(More Than One Person Per Room)
FACT	SOURCE
Percent of households, earning up to 95% of area median income, that are overcrowded Bexar County – 22% San Antonio – 24% Balance of Bexar County -- 13%	1990 Comprehensive Housing Assistance Strategy (CHAS)

AVERAGE HOME VALUE
(Average Certified Homestead Value)
FACT	SOURCE
In 2000 Bexar County $84,549 San Antonio $77,605	Phone conversation with Diana Aguilar, Statistics, Bexar Appraisal District, December 6, 2000.

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS IN BEXAR COUNTY
FACT	SOURCE
In 1999 503,884 total housing units 341,916 single family units 142,936 multi-family units 13,649 mobile homes 5,383 other units (e.g. campers)	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000, table 13.

TOTAL HOUSING UNITS: OWNER OCCUPIED VERSUS RENTER
FACT	SOURCE
Percent owner occupied (1999) 51.9% Bexar County 48.3% San Antonio 51.1% Inside Loop 410 Percent renter occupied (1999) 37.9% Bexar County 41.1% San Antonio 37.7% Inside Loop 410 Percent vacant (1999) 10.3% Bexar County 10.6% San Antonio 11.2% Inside Loop 410	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000, 26, table 4.

SINGLE-FAMILY NEW HOUSING ABSORPTION
(Affordable to Families Earning Up to 120% of Area Median Income)
FACT	SOURCE
Market absorption (houses that become occupied) in Bexar County from 1994 to 1998 houses priced at less than $60,000 – market share down from 8.3% to 4.1% houses priced between $60,000 to $79,999 – market share down from 25.1% to 16.6% houses priced between $80,000 to $99,999 -- market share up from 15.7% to 22.2%	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000, 9, 36-37, table 26.

AFFORDABLE SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING SHORTFALL
(Affordable to Families Earning Up to 80% of Area Median Income)
FACT	SOURCE
In Bexar County it is expected that from 2000 to 2004 there will be a shortfall of 5,010 houses affordable to households earning 80% or less of area median income.	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000. Bexar County analysis contained in Bexar County Consolidated Plan 2000, 69.

RENTAL UNIT SURPLUS TO DECREASE
FACT	SOURCE
In Bexar County the rental unit surplus is expected to decrease from a surplus of 13,195 units in 1999 to 2,906 units in 2004.	SA Research Corporation, Market Analysis for Affordable Single Family Housing in San Antonio’s Inner City, prepared for the San Antonio Housing Trust Foundation, Inc., January 2000. Bexar County analysis contained in Bexar County Consolidated Plan 2000, 71.

PUBLIC HOUSING & SECTION 8
FACT	SOURCE
San Antonio Housing Authority 5,788 public housing apartments in 27 family developments 163 scattered sites for families 2,122 apartments for seniors in 29 developments 11,000 families provided rental assistance in privately owned rental properties via section 8 certificates and vouchers	San Antonio Housing Authority, SAHA: We Are Family [on-line], www.saha.org
Bexar County Housing Authority 30 scattered sites for families 1,342 families provided rental assistance in privately owned rental properties via section 8 certificates and vouchers 204 unit complex with 72 units designated for low-income families 75 unit complex for migrant workers	Information contained in fax sent by Diana Esquivel, Community Services Coordinator, Bexar County Housing Authority, May 11, 2000.

PUBLIC HOUSING & SECTION 8 WAITING LISTS
FACT	SOURCE
San Antonio Housing Authority (Aug 99) public housing -- 14,491 families section 8 – 18,626 families	San Antonio Housing Authority, PHA Plans: 5 Year Plan for Fiscal Years 2000-2004, Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2000 (Draft), March 6, 2000, 13, 14
Bexar County Housing Authority (May 2000) public housing -- 3 families section 8 -- 1,639 families	Information contained in fax sent by Diane Esquivel, Community Services Coordinator, Bexar County Housing Authority, May 11, 2000

HOUSING NEEDS OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS
FACT	SOURCE
HIV/AIDS Estimated 5,119 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Bexar County Approximately 43% have experienced housing instability in the past two years.	San Antonio Area HIV Services Needs Assessment 2000.
Mental or Physical Disabilities Approximately 341,646 disabled persons in Bexar County 35,770 receiving SSI benefits A disabled person has to spend 72.5% of his/her SSI income to rent an efficiency apartment	City of San Antonio’s Planning Department, Fact Sheet: Total Non-Institutionalized Disabled Persons, August 1996, 15. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Income and Fair Market Rents for 1996-99, Bexar County.
Homeless In 1999, 18,137 homeless in San Antonio Shortage of 2,201 beds	Kamerick, Megan, as reported in the San Antonio Business Journal, Taking It to the Streets: SAMM Exec in Business of Hope, March 17-23, 2000, 1,31. San Antonio/Bexar County Continuum of Care, Gaps Analysis Survey, 1999.

BUDGETS & TAX RATES
FACT	SOURCE
City of San Antonio FY 2001 Budget -- $1.17B Tax Rate -- $0.579 per $100 value	The San Antonio Government Website, City Departments, Budget & Performance Assessment, FY 2001 Proposed Budget Highlights [on-line], www.ci.tx.us
Bexar County FY 2001 Budget -- $381,891,320 (excludes Arena budget) Tax Rate -- $0.339 per $100 value	Bexar County Annual Budget, Fiscal Year 2000-01.

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