STATUS TY - San Antonio

1 STATUS OF POVERTYIn San Antonio2 Executive SummarySan Antonio is a growing and vibrant city - in 2018 it was named one of the 15 best cities in the country to live in. Recent reports, such as Insights, Aspirations and Action Investing in Asset Building for San Antonio Families (commissioned by Asset Funders Network), STATUS of Women on Poverty (commissioned by the Mayor s Commission on the STATUS of Women), American Community Survey data, Urban Institute data and presentations completed by Dr. Christine Drennon and others, point to the fact that San Antonio is also marked by high economic inequality, racial disparities, and residential segregation. People living north and northwest of downtown generally have more economic prosperity, higher education, and better health outcomes, while those living in central San Antonio and areas immediately east, west and south of the city center experience higher poverty, lower educational attainment, and higher rates of morbidity and disease.

14.1% in the US overall, with Hispanics and African Americans disproportionately affected. • 27.2% of children under 18 live in poverty compared to 22.9% in Texas and 20.3% in the U.S. • 12.6% of seniors over 65 live in poverty compared to 10.7% in Texas and the 9.3% in the U.S.

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