San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
Phone: 210.226.1394
Toll Free: 800.552.3333
Fax: 210.223.3386
Email: edf@sanantonioedf.com
Website: http://www.sanantonioedf.com

Community Profile

With a population of more than 1.2 million people, San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the nation and the fastest growing city in Texas. The city has long been a meeting place for new opportunities and growth, with close to 20 million visitors a year.

San Antonio has a unique position centrally located between the east and west coasts, and to other cities across the United States, Mexico, Canada, Central America and South America. North/South and East/West interstate highways connect San Antonio to the major Texas population centers and to primary border crossing points into Mexico, all 150 miles away including Laredo, Del Rio, Eagle Pass and the ports at Corpus Christi and Houston. Because of this combination of ideal location and quality infrastructure, more than 50 percent of the total goods flowing between the U.S. and Mexico travel through San Antonio before reaching their final destination. In addition, air service from San Antonio is frequent, with many non-stop daily flights to numerous points in Mexico.

 

Distance to Major Cities
Austin	North	80 Miles	128 Kilometers
Dallas	North	280 Miles	450 Kilometers
Houston	East	200 Miles	322 Kilometers
Corpus Christi	Southeast	145 Miles	233 Kilometers
Laredo/Nuevo Laredo	South	150 Miles	241 Kilometers
Monterrey, Mexico	Southwest	295 Miles	474 Kilometers

 

Area Population

	2007 Estimate	2006 Estimate	2000 Census
San Antonio	1,267,997	1,250,996	1,144,646
Bexar County	1,551,145	1,525,920	1,392,931
MSA 8-County Region	1,940,461	1,900,421	1,711,703
Source: Claritas, Inc. All rights reserved.

 

Labor Force – San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area

	Annual Average 2006	Annual Average 2005	Annual Average 2004
Total Civilian Labor Force	928,766	907,514	889,919
Number of Employed	885,852	862,312	839,732
Actual Unemployment	42,914	45,202	50,187
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	5.0%	5.6%
Source: Texas Workforce Commission