Name: Lackland AFB, TX statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Lackland AFB

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

Atascosa County, TX2,003

Kendall County, TX1,762

Wilson County, TX1,654

Within Texas, other states or abroad

Arrivals

49%48%

Leavers

56%42%

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: 66.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 61.0% from another state.
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: $87,900 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,197 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,923 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $262,200.
Getting to work: 11 minutes each way on average; 39.5% work from home; 1.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Elon, NC matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
66.0%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
61.0%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in6
$63,297
10% below the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	66.0%	above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1	61.0%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	1.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$63,297	10% below
Income of households moving out6County figure	$72,028	2% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 0.0%, below the median place (median 66.4%).

Lackland AFB35.8%

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

$87,880

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

35.8%

75% above the median place

Home price to income

3.6x

6% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

36%

over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$50,300

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Lackland AFB, $2,197 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Lackland AFB, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Elon, NC	29.4% vs 35.8%	$12,200	Compare
Port Royal, SC	27.7% vs 35.8%	$5,700	Compare
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT	27.3% vs 35.8%	$8,500	Compare

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Homeownership1
0.0%
below the median place (median 66.4%)
Median year built1
2005
1% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
90% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$2,197	61% above
Rent to income1	35.8%	75% above
Property tax rate1	1.7%	90% above
Home price to income1	3.6x	6% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	94.7	6% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,441	11% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$4,535	39% above
Median home value1County figure	$262,200	18% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	0.5%	83% below
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	36.7%	29% below
Homeownership1	0.0%	below (median 66.4%)
Renters paying 30%+1	58.1%	15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure	$1,923	3% above
Vacant homes1County figure	8.5%	21% above
Median year built1	2005	1% above

Work and pay

Mean commute is 11 min, 57% below the median place.

Mean commute1
11 min
57% below the median place
Works from home1
39.5%
218% above the median place
Unemployment1
2.4%
52% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
Median household income1	$73,646	8% below
Income per person1	$25,026	38% below
Unemployment1	2.4%	52% below
Average annual pay5County figure	$67,846	3% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	3.0%	19% below
Jobs5County figure	937,109	above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure	14.6%	36% above
Mean commute1	11 min	57% below
Works from home1	39.5%	218% above
Commutes by transit1County figure	1.6%	88% above

Who lives here

Median age is 21.2, 46% below the median place.

Median age1
21.2
46% below the median place
Household size1
3.9
56% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
98.3%
6% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.8% +6%

Bachelor's or higher41.1% +28%

Born abroad6.7% −25%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
Population1	6,785	5509th largest
Median age1	21.2	46% below
Bachelor's or higher1	41.1%	28% above
High school or higher1	97.8%	6% above
Household size1	3.9	56% above
Born abroad1	6.7%	25% below
No health insurance1County figure	16.0%	150% above
Homes with broadband1	98.3%	6% above

Life in Lackland AFB

The nearest National Park Service site is San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, about 8 miles away.

Founded or incorporated in 1941. 174 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 10 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents4.4 −57%

Playgrounds per 10k5.9 −37%

Grocery stores per 10k3.0 +39%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.0 −74%

Libraries per 10k3.0 3.4×

Named paths and bike trails0 km −90%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.7 3.4×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

San Antonio Missions National Historical Park 8 miles
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park 59 miles
El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 82 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site9
7.7
75% below the median place
Public schools11
582
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
363,784
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	582	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	363,784	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	15.4	0% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	20.7	0% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	24.4	19% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	2.8	32% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	21.4	6% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	1.6	30% below
Parks per 10k8	4.4	57% below
Playgrounds per 10k8	5.9	37% below
Grocery stores per 10k8	3.0	39% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	3.0	74% below
Libraries per 10k8	3.0	239% above
Named paths and bike trails8	0.2	90% below
Transit stops per sq mi8	0.7	238% above
Nearest National Park Service site9	7.7	75% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	2	0% above
National Register listings10County figure	174	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Tornado risk is 99.9, 23% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Lackland AFB. Larger places are fetched first.

Tornado risk13
99.9
23% above the median place
Heat wave risk13
99.4
10% above the median place
July average high12
95°F
10% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Lackland AFB	Vs median
July average high12County figure	95°F	10% above
January average low12County figure	41°F	62% above
Average temperature12County figure	70°F	27% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	31.4 in	28% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	99.4	8% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	83.5	18% above
Tornado risk13County figure	99.9	23% above
Wildfire risk13County figure	92.4	51% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	99.4	10% above
Median air quality index14County figure	52	21% above
Good air days14County figure	43.3%	37% below

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 19.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Down 9.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$49,900

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 20% of places

Pay vs rent

-5.6 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 5% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Lackland AFB in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 37% of the median income in 2030, up from 36% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$2,197/mo (2024)	$2,800/mo	$2,290 to $3,410/mo	+4.1%
Median household income	$73,646 (2024)	$92,000	$77,500 to $108,500	+3.8%

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

Places like Lackland AFB

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

Place	Rent	Income
Elon, NC	$2,080	$84,773	Compare
College Park, MD	$1,912	$69,721	Compare
Port Royal, SC	$1,726	$74,870	Compare
Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT	$1,856	$81,694	Compare

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Common questions

Is Lackland AFB a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 50 hours a year commuting, less than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 351 Texas places. Renters occupy 100% of homes, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 415 Texas places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Lackland AFB expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $262,200.

What salary do you need to live in Lackland AFB?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $87,880 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Lackland AFB?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Elon, NC, College Park, MD, Port Royal, SC and Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, CT.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 Lackland AFB with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Lackland AFB itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/lackland-afb-texas

Citytistics. “Lackland AFB, Texas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/lackland-afb-texas/

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