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78232 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78232 covers San Antonio, Texas, with a population of about 36,277 and a median household income of $84,633.

Population
36,2773,052 per square mile
Median age
38.3about the US average
Median household income
$84,6331.1× the Texas median
Poverty rate
8.7%3.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$386,388up 17.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,404about the Texas median
Degree or higher
50.2%15.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
56.6%8.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,449

Where 78232 is

San Antonio, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population36,277
Median age38.3
Family households58.6%
Born outside the US6.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.4%
White (non-Hispanic)54%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino36%
Veterans9.9%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$84,633
Income per person$50,420
Poverty rate8.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k1.8%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k12.5%
$200k or more12.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed17,590
Mean adjusted gross income$118,235
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10.3%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.6%
Returns, $200k or more10.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$345,300
Median gross rent$1,404
Rent as a share of household income28.2%
Owner-occupied56.6%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house58.7%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units4.7%
5 to 19 units20.6%
20 or more units13.6%
Mobile home1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$386,388as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.7%
Typical asking rent$1,246as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 5.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 6.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$389,510$149,430

$151,723 in 2000 to $386,388 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,343$1,165

$1,165 in 2021 to $1,246 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home21.1%
Drives to work alone68.4%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.5%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.3% 4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.3% 1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use75.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,449
People employed27,877
Annual payroll$1,555,943,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss54.4 out of 100
Community resilience20.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Hail96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide41.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire40.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind22Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm14.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$84,633$76,292$78,538
Income per person$50,420$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate8.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$345,300$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,404$1,339$1,348
Homeownership56.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home21.1%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US6.9%17.2%13.9%
Median age38.335.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSAN ANTONIO INTL AP, TX US4.7 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January63.3°F / 41°F1.96 in rain
February67.5°F / 45.1°F1.74 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March73.8°F / 51.8°F2.31 in rain
April80.3°F / 58.4°F2.42 in rain
May86.6°F / 66.4°F4.4 in rain
June92.4°F / 72.7°F3.28 in rain
July94.9°F / 74.7°F2.41 in rain
August96°F / 74.9°F2.15 in rain
September90.1°F / 69.6°F3.88 in rain
October82.2°F / 60.4°F3.75 in rain
November71.7°F / 49.8°F2.08 in rain
December64.7°F / 42.4°F2 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket48% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

North East Independent School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability10.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

78248 San Antonio, TX4.2 km away
78259 San Antonio, TX5.6 km away
78216 San Antonio, TX6.2 km away
78231 San Antonio, TX6.5 km away
78247 San Antonio, TX6.8 km away
78217 San Antonio, TX7.6 km away
78258 San Antonio, TX8 km away
78213 San Antonio, TX8.5 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Bexar County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.89 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density3,052 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.5863, -98.4769

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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