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29.39° N · 98.35° W · GEOID 4814716

China Grove

Bexar County, Texas · part of the San Antonio, TX metro

Limited data population under 5,000

TexasChina Grove, TXChina GroveChina Grove

The short answer

China Grove is home to 1,215 people. Median household income is $103,162 a year and median rent is $1,684 a month, 19.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $359,800, about 3.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,684
23% above the median place
Median household income
$103,162
28% above the median place
Median home value
$359,800
13% above the median place
Unemployment
5.8%
18% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about China Grove

  • 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 50.1 years old, older than in 92% of places its size.
  • 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line, fewer than in 87% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 2.2% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 83% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $858 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 80% of places its size.
01

Moving to China Grove

Bexar County gains about 1.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in83,133
Moved out80,328
Net+2,805

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Guadalupe County, TX3,3715,014−1,643
Comal County, TX2,5104,978−2,468
Harris County, TX3,0322,881+151
Travis County, TX2,7192,736−17
Medina County, TX1,4111,972−561

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within TexasOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$63K
Leavers$72K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bexar County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bexar County report $63,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $72,000, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$67,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,684 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,542 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $359,800.
Getting to work
29 minutes each way on average; 14.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Shiloh, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.6%
32% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$63,297
10% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
1.7
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.1%6% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.6%32% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$63,29710% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$72,0282% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 93.0%, 40% above the median place.

China Grove19.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$67,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.6%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
3.5x
8% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$87,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
93.0%
40% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,542
36% above the median place
Median year built1
1988
1% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,68423% above
Rent to income119.6%4% below
Property tax rate11.3%41% above
Home price to income13.5x8% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.76% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,44111% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,62042% above
Median home value1$359,80013% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure0.5%83% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure36.7%29% below
Homeownership193.0%40% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure53.4%6% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,54236% above
Vacant homes1County figure8.5%21% above
Median year built119881% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
4.8%
56% below the median place
Income per person1
$54,362
36% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$103,16228% above
Income per person1$54,36236% above
Unemployment1County figure5.8%18% above
Average annual pay5County figure$67,8463% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs5County figure937,109above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate14.8%56% below
Mean commute129 min16% above
Works from home1County figure14.6%18% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 50.1, 28% above the median place.

Median age1
50.1
28% above the median place
Household size1
2.8
10% above the median place
High school or higher1
95.0%
3% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher25.6% −20%
No health insurance6.6% +3%
Homes with broadband92.3% −0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,2156646th largest
Population change since 202060.4%62% below
Median age150.128% above
Bachelor's or higher125.6%20% below
High school or higher195.0%3% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad1County figure13.8%57% above
No health insurance16.6%3% above
Homes with broadband192.3%0% below
05

Life in China Grove

174 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops24.4 −19%
Arts, recreation and fitness2.8 −32%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.4 +6%
Child care centers1.6 −30%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools12
582
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
363,784
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k8
1.6
30% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure582above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure363,784above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure15.40% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure24.419% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure2.832% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.46% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.630% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure174above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 0, below the median place (median 192).

Violent crime per 100k
0
below the median place (median 192)
Property crime per 100k
1,142
6% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

Tornado risk14
99.9
23% above the median place
Heat wave risk14
99.4
10% above the median place
July average high13
95°F
10% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureChina GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure95°F10% above
January average low13County figure41°F62% above
Average temperature13County figure70°F27% above
Annual precipitation13County figure31.4 in28% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure99.48% above
Hurricane risk14County figure83.518% above
Tornado risk14County figure99.923% above
Wildfire risk14County figure92.451% above
Heat wave risk14County figure99.410% above
Median air quality index15County figure5221% above
Good air days15County figure43.3%37% below
08

China Grove in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,684/mo (2023)$2,220/mo$1,790 to $2,750/mo+4.0%
Median household income$103,162 (2024)$129,500$109,500 to $153,500+3.9%
Median home value$359,800 (2024)$526,000$382,000 to $725,000+6.5%
Population1,149 (2025)1,1601,110 to 1,210+0.2%

The median home would be worth 4.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like China Grove

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Shiloh, PA$1,530$94,324Compare
Middletown, PA$1,545$97,607Compare
Hudson, NH$1,722$95,842Compare
North Port, FL$1,894$84,049Compare
North Port, FLHudson, NHMiddletown, PAShiloh, PAChina Grove, TXChina GroveShilohHudsonNorth PortChina GroveShilohHudsonNorth Port

Common questions

Is China Grove a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 93% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 50.1 years old, older than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 93 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is China Grove expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $359,800.

What salary do you need to live in China Grove?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $67,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is China Grove safe?

There were 0 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to China Grove?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shiloh, PA, Middletown, PA, Hudson, NH and North Port, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares China Grove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for China Grove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/china-grove-texas

Citytistics. “China Grove, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/china-grove-texas/

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