The San Antonio-New Braunfels metro, also known as the river city, is an eight county metropolitan area located in South-Central Texas in the southwestern corner of what is known as the Texas Triangle.

Total Population: 2,429,609

(An increase of 13.4 % in the past 5 years.)

Census Data

• Foreign Born - 267,511
• Language Spoken at Home - 760,900

• 11.0% of Total Population are Foreign Born
• 31.3% of Total Population Speak Another Language Other than English at Home

[Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Foreign Born and Language Spoken at Home]

Quick Facts

• Hispanics are not only the largest ethnic affinity in the city of San Antonio, but they are the largest racial group period with 63% of the population being Hispanic.


• Mueso Alameda, a museum in downtown San Antonio, is the largest Latino museum in the country, and the first Smithsonian affiliate outside of Washington D.C.


• San Antonio has one of the fastest growing South Asian populations among major cities in the nation.


• In 2009, San Antonio held the first sanctioned and sponsored Dawali celebration, with over 5,000 people in attendance.