Census place 4833146

Helotes

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Helotes city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Helotes.

According to the 2025 estimate, Helotes has a population of 10,387 and 1,499 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median gross rent is $2,500, above the comparison median of $1,360; median household income is $132,675, above the comparison median of $73,005; and median home value is $399,000, above the comparison median of $256,600. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$2,500
Above the comparison median of $1,360
median household income
$132,675
Above the comparison median of $73,005
median home value
$399,000
Above the comparison median of $256,600

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Helotes's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
10,387
2025 estimate
Annual change
+2.2%
Population estimate
Density
1,499/sq mi
6.9 sq mi land area
Median age
42.8 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$132,675
Median home value
$399,000
Median gross rent
$2,500
Bachelor’s degree or higher
52.7%
Typical commute
25.7 min
Drive-alone commute
63.3%
Public transit commute
1%
Walked to work
2%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
3%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
48.5%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.2%
Unemployed residents 16+
2.9%
Working from home
21.2%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
95.1%
Homes built 2020+
8%
Households without a vehicle
2%
Households with children
36.8%
Residents with a disability
13.9%
Residents without insurance
5.7%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Bexar County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
21
Hurricane declarations
11
Fire declarations
6
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: SAN ANTONIO INTL AP (13 mi from place center)
Average high
80.3°F
Average low
58.9°F
Annual rainfall
32.4"
Annual snowfall
0.2"

Month by month

A year in Helotes.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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