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San Antonio, TX
Population: 1,296,682
Population, age 50+: 322,126
Population growth, age 50+: 20.3%
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City stats |
Median family income
(per year) |
$47,887 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$53,866 |
| Sales tax |
8.10% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
n/a |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
n/a |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average for the state) |
$1,950 |
| Retirement tax break from state? |
No |
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City stats |
| Median home price |
$173,533 |
Average property taxes
(2005) |
$2,524 |
| See homes for sale |
| See million-dollar homes |
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City stats |
Air quality index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
73.7% |
| Personal crime incidents (per 1,000) |
6 |
| Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
64 |
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City stats |
Movie theaters
(within 15 miles) |
34 |
Restaurants
(within 15 miles) |
3,335 |
Bars
(within 15 miles) |
461 |
| Public tennis courts |
139 |
| Public swimming pools |
24 |
Public golf courses
(within 30 miles) |
65 |
| Park acres |
19,755 |
Libraries
(within 15 miles) |
42 |
Museums (accredited by AAM;
within 30 miles) |
4 |
| Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
n/a |
| Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
0 |
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City stats |
Annual rainfall
(inches) |
32.92 |
| % clear days in the area |
29 |
Snowfall
(average in inches) |
0.70 |
| High temp in July ° F |
94.6° |
| Low temp in Jan ° F |
38.6° |
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City stats |
Life expectancy
(men/women) |
73.8/79.7 |
Has health plan
(% of residents) |
82.3% |
Diabetes rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
11.2% |
Hypertension rates
(% of residents diagnosed) |
27.4% |
Geriatric doctors
(per 100,000 population) |
7 |
Cancer doctors
(per 100,000) |
40 |
Radiologists
(per 100,000) |
102 |
Heart doctors
(per 100,000) |
72 |
| Elder-care facilities** |
79 |
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City stats |
| Median age |
31.8 |
Completed at least some college
(% of residents) |
52.8% |
| Married |
48.1% |
| Divorced |
11.6% |
Racial diversity index
(100 is national average; higher numbers indicate greater diversity) |
112.6 |
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