Helotes, Texas demographics

Helotes, TX demographics: median age 42.8; 52.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Helotes city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4833146. The survey estimates a population of 9,630 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Helotes is 42.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.0 years. There are 2,945 households (±251). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.8 ±5.0	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	1,848 ±386	19.2% ±4.0 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	2,019 ±534	21.0% ±5.5 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	3,974 ±489	41.3% ±5.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	1,789 ±341	18.6% ±3.5 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	4,836 ±250	50.2% ±2.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	4,794 ±249	49.8% ±2.6 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	5,247 ±774	54.5% ±8.0 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	196 ±144 · low precision	2.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	207 ±204 · low precision	2.1% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	308 ±210 · low precision	3.2% ±2.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	88 ±125 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	585 ±366 · low precision	6.1% ±3.8 pp · low precision	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,999 ±609	31.1% ±6.3 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,446 ±556	46.2% ±5.8 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5,184 ±553	53.8% ±5.7 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,150 ±222	73.0% ±4.3 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	28 ±28 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	210 ±89	7.1% ±3.0 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	299 ±129	10.2% ±4.3 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	258 ±173 · low precision	8.8% ±5.8 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,084 ±182	36.8% ±5.3 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,861 ±326	63.2% ±9.7 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,945
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	299 ±129	10.2% ±4.3 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	974 ±209	33.1% ±6.5 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	609 ±219	20.7% ±7.2 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	548 ±210	18.6% ±7.0 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	396 ±185	13.4% ±6.2 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	43 ±59 · low precision	1.5% ±2.0 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	76 ±71 · low precision	2.6% ±2.4 pp · low precision	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 9,630
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	8,576 ±377	89.1% ±3.9 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,054 ±384	10.9% ±4.0 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 9,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	7,240 ±618	78.0% ±6.5 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,401 ±380	15.1% ±4.1 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	7 ±10 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	10 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	220 ±280 · low precision	2.4% ±3.0 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	46 ±61 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	93 ±145 · low precision	1.0% ±1.6 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	27 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	240 ±252 · low precision	2.6% ±2.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,736
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	485 ±248 · low precision	7.2% ±3.7 pp · low precision	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	808 ±222	12.0% ±3.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,323 ±267	19.6% ±3.8 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	567 ±237	8.4% ±3.5 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,149 ±410	31.9% ±5.8 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,404 ±303	20.8% ±4.3 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 9,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	8,408 ±592	87.5% ±6.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,103 ±591 · low precision	11.5% ±6.2 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	28 ±57 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	34 ±37 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	35 ±55 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

5.7% of Helotes residents (±2.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 95.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Helotes	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	5.7% ±2.3 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	95.1% ±5.1 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	12.9% ±2.8 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Higher

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Helotes . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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